MAG & AMA promoting program to prevent type 2 diabetes

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ATLANTA — The Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) and the American Medical Association (AMA) have launched a collaborative effort designed to prevent type 2 diabetes in Georgia by encouraging physicians in the state to screen applicable patients for prediabetes–the precursor to type 2 diabetes–and refer patients who have prediabetes to a lifestyle change program. Through this joint effort, MAG and AMA aim to educate both physicians and patients in Georgia about the diagnosis and treatment of prediabetes.

“This partnership, which is fully-aligned with MAG’s mission and patient safety agenda, is a major step toward the reduction of diabetes in Georgia–which currently impacts nearly 870,000 adults in our state,” says MAG President Rutledge Forney, M.D.

 

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