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Patient holds device as she looks pensively out the window.
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5 MIN READ

High anxiety: Patient worries can hinder prediabetes screening

Many patients engage in “health-information avoidance,” which can be overcome by emphasizing the reversible nature of prediabetes.

Diabetes
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5 MIN READ

Creative prediabetes campaign encourages viewers to learn their risk

ADA, AMA, CDC and the Ad Council launch new creative awareness effort aimed at reducing the incidence of type 2 diabetes

Press Releases
Physician showing a patient her medical chart.
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Congress urged: Save evidence-based diabetes prevention program

Leading organizations in diabetes prevention call for continued funding of the CDC’s effective, low-cost program to block onset of the disease.

Diabetes
Physician takes notes as patient holds her midsection.
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5 MIN READ

Diabetes prevention saves big; find impact for your patient panel

Research shows lifestyle modifications can reduce annual medical expenditures by almost $2,700 for patients with prediabetes.

Diabetes
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2 MIN READ

Tools help guide physician choices in career and practice

From historic Medicare payment changes to a modernized AMA Code of Medical Ethics, these resources can assist doctors faced with difficult decisions.

Career Development
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8 MIN READ

Online DPP tackles challenges of location and participation

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) has been proven effective at helping participants make substantial and sustainable lifestyle changes.

Diabetes
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6 MIN READ

A physician's personal fight to prevent diabetes: Spreading the word

A family history of diabetes sends one physician to a prevention program. Her first-hand experience shows how access to information and support to make lifestyle changes benefits both patient and physician.

Diabetes
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6 MIN READ

Referring patients to diabetes prevention program: One practice's story

Find out how a practice in Minnesota used a local diabetes prevention program to help their patients stop the onset of type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes
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6 MIN READ

Government announces “groundbreaking effort” to prevent diabetes

Medicare will soon cover diabetes prevention programs. When more than 11 million seniors have diabetes and another 26 million have prediabetes, this government announcement of preventive care is truly groundbreaking.

Diabetes