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Are Wearables Redefining Prediabetes — or Over-Medicalizing It?

Person using wearable glucose monitoring technology and smartphone app to track metabolic health and prediabetes risk

Prediabetes has traditionally been diagnosed during annual physical exams through fasting glucose tests or A1C measurements. However, new diabetes prevention tools and wearable technologies are rapidly changing that model. Today, wearable devices, continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), and predictive metabolic tracking tools are giving people real-time insight into their glucose patterns …

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The Diabetes Diagnosis Gap: Are We Missing Patients Who Don’t Fit Classic Risk Profiles?

Doctor reviewing a patient for possible diabetes misdiagnosis using diagnostic tools in a clinical setting

Diabetes screening has improved over the last two decades, yet many patients still fall through the cracks. While clinicians often rely on traditional risk models that focus on obesity, age, family history, and sedentary lifestyle, not every patient with diabetes fits that familiar picture. As a result, many diabetes cases …

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