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88M Americans at risk for type 2 diabetes, change your outcome

AMA, CDC and the Ad council launch new public service PSAs to raise awareness that prediabetes shouldn’t be taken lightly and that it can be reversed.

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What doctors wish patients knew about a prediabetes diagnosis

Prediabetes is real, common and reversible, but it can also be confusing to navigate. A family physician takes the time to clear things up.

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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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.

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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.

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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.

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How the EHR can help ID, refer patients for diabetes prevention

Family physicians at Duke Health take two approaches to identify and refer patients with prediabetes to a lifestyle-change program.

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8 terms every physician should know about prediabetes

Learn about diabetes prevention programs, the M.A.P. framework and other key terms all physicians should know about prediabetes.

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Terms Every Doctor Should Know
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3 MIN READ

North Carolina Medical Society, AMA partner to prevent type 2 diabetes

Effort aims to reach an estimated 2.8 million North Carolina residents living with prediabetes.

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To overcome prediabetes referral barriers, turn to the community

Lifestyle change programs offer evidence-based approaches to treating prediabetes. But how do you overcome referral barriers? Find out more.

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