Researchers estimate that about every 1 in 9 adults globally is living with diabetes, and more than 90% of those cases are type 2 diabetes.
Because symptoms take a long time to develop, or may not show themselves at all, it can be very hard for doctors to diagnose type 2 diabetes.
“Type 2 diabetes develops slowly — by the time of diagnosis, adverse changes to the heart, kidneys, or blood vessels may have already begun,” Jun Li, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of medicine and associate epidemiologist in the Department of Medicine at Mass General Brigham, told Medical News Today.
“Current risk evaluation tools rely largely on risk factors such as age, body weight, family history, and blood sugar levels. Although helpful, these measures do not capture the underlying biological changes that lead to diabetes, and many people who eventually develop the disease are not flagged as high risk early enough.”
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