Description: This publication used computer simulation modeling to examine the cardiovascular benefits of early screening and treatment for type 2 diabetes. It concludes that detecting and treating diabetes early, even with routine care, significantly reduces the risk of heart attack, stroke, and cardiovascular death compared to delayed diagnosis.

Citation: Herman, W. H., Ye, W., Griffin, S. J., Simmons, R. K., Davies, M. J., Khunti, K., Rutten, G. E., Sandbaek, A., Lauritzen, T., Borch-Johnsen, K., Brown, M. B., & Wareham, N. J. (2015). Early Detection and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Reduce Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality: A Simulation of the Results of the Anglo-Danish-Dutch Study of Intensive Treatment in People With Screen-Detected Diabetes in Primary Care (ADDITION-Europe). Diabetes care, 38(8), 1449–1455. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc14-2459