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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
MILLIONS of people could be given a simple blood test to detect diabetes before it develops.
The test checks for the risk of prediabetes, which affects seven million Britons and almost always develops into Type 2 diabetes.
Experts say the findings, published in the European Journal of General Practice, could help doctors provide earlier diagnosis and treatment.
Type 2 diabetes blights the lives of millions of patients across the world. It is the leading cause of blindness in people of working age in the UK and is a major cause of lower limb amputation, kidney failure and stroke.
After analysing the medical history of more than 10,000 patients who were given the test, a spokesman for researchers at Tel Aviv University said the check was a key step towards “nipping diabetes in the bud”.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/health/457655/A-simple-blood-test-can-save-millions-from-diabetes
They're talking about the HbA1c. Trouble is, given the failure to adequately help millions who have already been diagnosed, how will they deal with millions more who are pre-diabetic?
The test checks for the risk of prediabetes, which affects seven million Britons and almost always develops into Type 2 diabetes.
Experts say the findings, published in the European Journal of General Practice, could help doctors provide earlier diagnosis and treatment.
Type 2 diabetes blights the lives of millions of patients across the world. It is the leading cause of blindness in people of working age in the UK and is a major cause of lower limb amputation, kidney failure and stroke.
After analysing the medical history of more than 10,000 patients who were given the test, a spokesman for researchers at Tel Aviv University said the check was a key step towards “nipping diabetes in the bud”.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/health/457655/A-simple-blood-test-can-save-millions-from-diabetes
They're talking about the HbA1c. Trouble is, given the failure to adequately help millions who have already been diagnosed, how will they deal with millions more who are pre-diabetic?
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