Changing Diabetes® World Tour

Changing Diabetes® World Tour a Study on the Association of Risk Factors and the Presence of Undiagnosed Diabetes in the Middle East, Northern Africa and Europe

This study is conducted in the Middle East, Northern Africa and Europe. The aim of this study is to contribute to the design of a simple screening strategy for countries in scope, by exploring the association between risk factors and undiagnosed diabetes in a screening study.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Informed consent obtained

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects with known diabetes (exception: women with a history of gestational diabetes should not be excluded)
• Pregnant women or women who have given birth within less than a month
• Subjects suffering from severe illness
• Subjects with the inability to read and understand the information given (either due to illiteracy or vision problems) and therefore unable to give an informed consent
• Subjects with mental impairment
• Subjects treated with systemic cortico-steroids