DIABETES OFTEN MISDIAGNOSED AS PREDIABETES

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According to podiatrist Jane Graebner, DPM, “Prediabetes can be reversed with lifestyle changes like altering your diet and exercising more. Just go to the website DoIHavePrediabetes.org and take the risk assessment. Then if you are at high risk, you can search for a prevention program in your local area and start making the necessary changes to avoid getting type 2 diabetes.” 

 

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Dr. Jane Graebner

 

“A recent article in the October issue of Medical Economics quoted the results of a survey of 1,000 primary care doctors and found that only 42 percent chose the correct values for lab tests that would identify prediabetes. Results also revealed that 25% of physicians may be diagnosing patients as having prediabetes when they actually have diabetes, which could delay proper treatment,” says Dr. Graebner.

 

Source: Joshua Keeran, Delaware Gazette [11/12/19] 


Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News.


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