The IMO was delighted with the public response to the Operation Transformation Type 2 Diabetes Screening Day, which took place recently. GPs set out to screen 1,000 high-risk patients at nine centres around the country on January 19 but screened almost 1,600 on the day

Beyond expectations: The day was a huge success and exceeded all targets, with almost 1,600 patients screened. Of those screened, approximately 1,000 were over 50 years of age and therefore fall automatically into the higher-risk category for likelihood to develop type 2 diabetes