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Now there are system-level best practices for diabetes prevention

Members of the AMA’s Diabetes Prevention Best Practices Workgroup share what they’ve learned to help guide other health care organizations.

Prevention & Wellness
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Can an apple a day keep type 2 diabetes at bay?

Moderate consumption of whole fruits can cut five-year risk of developing type 2 diabetes by more than one-third—but skip the fruit juice.

Prevention & Wellness
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How a prediabetes decision aid can help ease path to prevention

Learn about a novel diabetes prevention approach that helps patients with prediabetes who don’t speak English or have less education.

Prevention & Wellness
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One-third of U.S. adult patients have prediabetes. Know what to do.

Establishing ties to a local CDC-recognized lifestyle change program is one key to greatly boosting your practice’s diabetes prevention efforts.

Prevention & Wellness
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How COVID-19 boosted enrollment in diabetes prevention program

Learn why more patients with prediabetes have jumped at the opportunity to join a virtual diabetes prevention program.

Prevention & Wellness
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These 3 measures will help doctors boost diabetes prevention

Quality measures on prediabetes screening, intervention and retesting can gauge medical practice effectiveness. Learn more with the AMA.

Prevention & Wellness
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Higher costs of diabetes start at least 5 years before diagnosis

New research helps make the case for investing in evidence-based efforts to prevent type 2 diabetes.

Prevention & Wellness
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Stating facts on sugary-drink labels isn’t free-speech violation

San Francisco wants sugar-sweetened beverage ads to carry obesity, diabetes warnings. AMA Litigation Center tells a federal court the law should stand.

Judicial Advocacy
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3 ways doctors can expand reach to help patients with prediabetes

COVID-19 remains top of mind, but physicians shouldn’t skip the chance to address prediabetes. Learn how to improve the preventive care you deliver.

Prevention & Wellness