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. 2022 Jan;33(1):4-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2021.10.007. Epub 2021 Nov 12.

The time is now for new, lower diabetes diagnostic thresholds

Stanley S Schwartz  1 , Amy W Rachfal  2 , Barbara E Corkey  3
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The time is now for new, lower diabetes diagnostic thresholds

Stanley S Schwartz et al. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Jan.

Abstract

Current thresholds for diagnosing diabetes are outdated and do not represent advancements in disease understanding or ability to impact course. Today, evidence supports intervening earlier along the disease continuum to mitigate transition to frank disease and delay/reduce adverse clinical outcomes. We believe it is time for lower diabetes diagnostic criteria.

Keywords: diabetes; dysglycemia; early intervention; precision medicine; prediabetes.

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