Dr. Fonseca explains how the ADA funds research studies, disseminates information, and works to educate both clinicians and patients through different media channels. He stresses the importance of educating the public around lifestyle changes as well. More videos with Dr. Fonseca: Vivian Fonseca, MD, President, Medicine & Science, ADA, Introduction …
Read More »ADA: Moving from Prediabetes to Normal Just Once Cuts Risk
Achieving normal glucose regulation even once predicted a lower risk of progression to diabetes for prediabetic patients. The evidence points to working hard at prediabetes to get rewarded both now and later….
Read More »Prediabetes along with Other Metabolic Syndromes May Be Linked to Neuropathy
Metabolic risk factors, including prediabetes, could be related to neuropathy….
Read More »Using A1c Test is Cost-Effective to Diagnose Prediabetes
Using A1c to catch prediabetes is cost-effective if the threshold for diagnosis is set at 5.7%….
Read More »High A1c in Some Subjects May Not Indicate Prediabetes
A new study has shown that for people with iron-deficiency anemia, elevated A1c’s may not reflect glycemic parameter.…
Read More »Prediabetes Does Not Explain Diabetic Polyneuropathies
In a reversal of two decades of medical reports, a Mayo Clinic study finds the frequency of nerve damage called diabetic polyneuropathy is similar in prediabetic patients and healthy people….
Read More »Exercise Impact Lessened Slightly by Metformin in Prediabetes
For men and women with prediabetes, insulin sensitivity increases to a similar extent with exercise training, metformin, or a combination of the two, with metformin impacting slightly on the effect of exercise.…
Read More »Free Screenings Can Show One in Four Has Hidden Prediabetes or Diabetes
Free screening by trained volunteers can pick up cases of dysglycemia and other diabetic conditions in the general population….
Read More »More Muscle Mass Knocks Out Insulin Resistance and Prediabetes
Having more muscle mass can protect against insulin resistance and prediabetes, no matter overall body size, researchers said.… In a cross-sectional study, every 10% increase in the ratio of skeletal muscle mass to total body weight was associated with an 11% reduction in risk of insulin resistance and a 12% …
Read More »HbA1c Identifies Diabetes, Prediabetes in Acute Care
Optimum screening cut-offs for HbA1c in emergency setting similar to outpatient care….
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