Spurr S, et al. - The prevalence of undiagnosed prediabetes and type 2 diabetes and the associated risk factors were compared among various ethnic groups of adolescents living in Western Canada. Two previous studies comprising 396 adolescents (aged 14 to 19 years) living in a western Canadian province and screening them for undiagnosed prediabetes, diabetes, and any associated risk factors provided data for this analysis. They identified several statistically significant differences in BP, BMI, and HbA1c measurements in relation to ethnicity. A notable prevalence of undiagnosed prediabetes and type 2 diabetes was observed among ethnic adolescent groups. Particularly, there was a significant number of Filipino adolescents who had both raised HbA1c and blood pressure that has gone undetected. Earlier onset of type 2 diabetes is congruent with a heightened risk of contracting diabetes-associated complications and, eventually, diabetes-related morbidity and mortality at a younger age.