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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
DOHA: A research finding by Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) could lead to a quick, non-invasive screening for diabetes, allowing patients who don?t know they have the disease to access treatment quicker.
Currently, doctors test for diabetes using blood or urine analyses. But these are inconvenient and not suitable for a comprehensive public screening programme as they generally have to be carried out by a nurse or doctor.
Researchers have discovered a way of testing for diabetes using a swab of an individual?s saliva. It means that samples could easily be taken in schools or sports associations, or during regular visits to the dentist, making implementation of the screening programmes and early intervention more viable.
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/qatar/269551/non-invasive-diabetes-test-could-be-possible
Currently, doctors test for diabetes using blood or urine analyses. But these are inconvenient and not suitable for a comprehensive public screening programme as they generally have to be carried out by a nurse or doctor.
Researchers have discovered a way of testing for diabetes using a swab of an individual?s saliva. It means that samples could easily be taken in schools or sports associations, or during regular visits to the dentist, making implementation of the screening programmes and early intervention more viable.
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/qatar/269551/non-invasive-diabetes-test-could-be-possible