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ADA, AMA, YMCA of the USA applaud Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act

The AMA, the American Diabetes Association and the YMCA of the USA applaud the introduction of the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2102).

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Find effective diabetes prevention programs near your practice

In the average primary care practice, it’s likely that one-third of patients over age 18, and half over age 65, have prediabetes. A partnership between the AMA and the CDC will help physicians tap diabetes prevention programs in their communities or online.

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What is a diabetes prevention program?

One in three U.S. adults has prediabetes, the precursor to type 2 diabetes. Physicians can use an evidence-based diabetes prevention program to help these patients.

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Help patients know their prediabetes risk

It’s likely that a portion of your patient population has prediabetes, the precursor to type 2 diabetes. Today, use Diabetes Alert Day to raise awareness of their prediabetes risk and how can help prevent progression to type 2 diabetes.

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Do you have prediabetes? Here are the signs

Could you be on your way to developing type 2 diabetes? Learn the signs of prediabetes, the precursor to diabetes that is reversible if caught early on, and what you can do to prevent type 2 diabetes.

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New AMA, CDC initiative aims to "Prevent Diabetes STAT"

Leading voices in health care launch urgent effort to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes, one of nation's most debilitating chronic diseases.

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3 easy ways to engage patients during National Diabetes Month

One out of every three of your patients likely has prediabetes—and it’s even more likely that they don’t even know they are at an elevated risk for type 2 diabetes. Use National Diabetes Month this November to educate your patients about their risks and encourage them to be screened.

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Underserved communities to get help preventing diabetes

An estimated 86 million American adults have prediabetes, but only one in 10 of these people knows they are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Fifteen free and charitable clinics across the country will receive funding to help reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes as part of two grant programs from the AMA Foundation and AmeriCares.

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New diabetes guidelines: Screen patients aged 45 and older

New draft guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommend screening adults aged 45 and older for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. The recommendation could mean identifying and treating undiagnosed diabetes in millions more people, preventing complications and improving quality of life.

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