3 simple steps to address prediabetes in your practice

Today is Diabetes Alert Day, and many of your patients will be encouraged over social media to take an online prediabetes test. Make sure you know the signs of this disease and the three steps you should take to prevent or treat it. About 86 million Americans have prediabetes and don’t know it. That’s why the AMA has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the Ad Council in a highly visible public service ad campaign that clearly delivers an important message: Everyone needs to know whether they have prediabetes or not. The campaign got underway earlier this year, and you may have already seen many of the ads on your daily commutes, watching your favorite TV programs, online or maybe even on your local radio station. Using humor, the ads were created to grab people’s attention and ensure they know that there’s no excuse not to find out their prediabetes risk, which they can do through a simple risk assessment at DoIHavePrediabetes.org. In observance of Diabetes Alert Day, the AMA, CDC and the ADA are using social media to encourage more adults to take the risk assessment today. What you can do to reduce risk The high visibility of the campaign will likely spur questions from your patients who have taken the risk assessment or have seen the ad campaign. So how do you incorporate into your busy practice new steps you can take to help? One of the best, evidence-based ways to reduce di...
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