Help Spot Patients at Risk for Prediabetes

August 2015

Questions come up about when to treat patients with "prediabetes."

One in three Americans have a fasting blood sugar reading of ≥ 100 mg/dL...which is higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes.

It's scary because 90% are unaware they have it...and without intervention and treatment, about 10% will develop diabetes each year.

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Help Spot Patients at Risk for Prediabetes

Practical advice for a better career, with unlimited access to CE

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