Diabetes Because Friend Was in Medicine / Internal Medicine — 25yo Man | Endocrinology | SMLE Q#11570
SMLE Question #11570
Medicine / Internal Medicine
Endocrinology
Objective: OBJ-ADDISON-DOSE-1
Last updated: February 2026
A 25-year-old man requests screening for diabetes because a friend was recently diagnosed. He feels well and denies polyuria, polydipsia, or weight loss. He has no family history of diabetes or cardiovascular disease, does not smoke, exercises regularly, and takes no medications. He has no additional risk factors for diabetes. According to current guideline recommendations, at what age should routine screening for type 2 diabetes be initiated if no risk factors develop?
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