AMA and MSMS partner to prevent type 2 diabetes

Effort to reach an estimated 2.6 million Michigan residents living with prediabetes who may not know it, and create a model to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes nationwide

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Ahead of National Diabetes Awareness Month in November, the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) today announced a joint effort aimed at reducing the incidence of type 2 diabetes in Michigan. The collaboration will serve as a blueprint for preventing future cases of the disease in other states across the country. 

The AMA and MSMS will work to significantly increase the number of Michigan physicians and health care providers screening and testing patients for prediabetes—the precursor to type 2 diabetes. The partnership will also encourage more referrals of high-risk patients to evidence-based, diabetes prevention programs (DPPs) recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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