Prevalence of people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus and the involvement of community pharmacies in a national screening campaign: a pioneer action in Brazil.
Cassyano J CorrerWendel Coura-VitalJosélia C Q P FradeRenata C R M NascimentoLúbia G NascimentoEliete B PinheiroWesley M FerreiraJanice S ReisKarla F S MeloRoberto PontaroloMônica S A LenziJosé V AlmeidaHermelinda C PedrosaWalter S J JoãoPublished in: Diabetology & metabolic syndrome (2020)
This is the largest screening study that evaluated the frequency of high blood glucose and its associated factors in a population without a previous diagnosis ever performed in community pharmacies in Brazil. These results may help to improve public health policies and reinforce the role of pharmacists in screening and education actions aimed at this undiagnosed population in a continent-size country such as Brazil.