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ArticleDiabetes, obesity & metabolism2026

Health Care Provider Perceptions of Screening for Early-Stage Type 1 Diabetes-A Survey Study.

Claire Cherdron, Peter Achenbach, Kathrin Ackermann, Florian Haupt, Anja Heublein, Annette Knopff, Sarah Schill, Jennifer Schmidt, Joanna Stock, Christiane Winkler and 2 more

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Claire CherdronInstitute for Medical Information Processing Biometry, and Epidemiology-IBE, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Peter AchenbachInstitute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Munich, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany.
Kathrin AckermannInstitute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Munich, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany.
Florian HauptInstitute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Munich, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany.
Anja HeubleinInstitute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Munich, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany.
Annette KnopffInstitute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Munich, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany.
Sarah SchillInstitute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Munich, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany.
Jennifer SchmidtInstitute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Munich, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany.
Joanna StockInstitute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Munich, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany.
Christiane WinklerInstitute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Munich, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany.
Anette-G ZieglerInstitute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Munich, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6290-5548
Sandra HummelInstitute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Munich, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6554-5974

Funding

Breakthrough T1D 3-SRA-2026-1795-S-BEASD-Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence NNF22SA0081044
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aimsTo evaluate the feasibility, perceived benefits, and challenges of integrating early-stage Type 1 diabetes screening and monitoring into routine care. MATERIALS AND

methodsPrimary health care providers (HCPs; n = 683), responsible for collecting capillary blood samples and obtaining informed consent, and specialised diabetes centres (n = 17), responsible for monitoring children with early-stage Type 1 diabetes using oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT) and HbA1c, within an early-stage Type 1 diabetes screening programme in Bavaria, Germany (Fr1da) were invited to participate in an online survey.

resultsAmong the 194 responding primary HCPs, 66% rated overall feasibility of integrating screening in routine care as 'very good' or 'good'. More than 70% rated informing families about screening and communicating results positively, while 54% rated capillary blood sampling positively. Among the 10 responding diabetes centres, ≥ 80% rated feasibility of OGTT and HbA1c positively. Families' acceptance of glucose (on-site or at-home) and HbA1c monitoring was perceived as high. Screening was considered beneficial by 91% of primary HCPs and by all diabetes centres, emphasising reduced efforts for insulin initiation and long-term care. Reported key challenges included time and staffing constraints and inadequate reimbursement.

conclusionsRoutine-care implementation of early-stage Type 1 diabetes screening is broadly supported by primary HCPs and diabetes centres and could be facilitated by refined workflows and appropriate reimbursement.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Health PersonnelMass ScreeningBlood GlucoseChildEarly DiagnosisFeasibility StudiesFemaleGermanyGlucose Tolerance TestGlycated HemoglobinHumansMalePrimary Health CareSurveys and QuestionnairesBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanautoimmunitypopulation studyprimary caretype 1 diabetes

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