| Cases on the rise: Current diagnosis guidelines and research efforts for a cure. | |
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PMID: 21388025 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Diabetes is a devastating disease that accounts for more than dollars 132 billion in healthcare costs annually in the U.S., and these costs are predicted to rise as high as dollars 192 billion by the year 2020 (see recent statistics from AHRQ on page 12). For many people with diabetes, the life expectancy is shorter than that of age-matched non-diabetics. This fate is due to both the microvascular and macrovascular complications resulting from prolonged hyperglycemia. Current ADA guidelines for diagnosis include measures of plasma glucose and Alc, a glycated form of hemoglobin that has been used for many years as a marker of average glycemia. To see how Alc affects the overall number of people in the U.S. diagnosed with diabetes as a result of the test's greater practicality will be interesting. Significant progress has been made in diabetes research through the use of stem-cell technology, molecular DNA methods, and discoveries of novel insulin-controlling systems in the body. Several federally funded diabetes-research centers across the United States are currently continuing these efforts and, ultimately, hope for a cure for diabetes and its complications. |
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Ross J Molinaro |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: MLO: medical laboratory observer Volume: 43 ISSN: 0580-7247 ISO Abbreviation: MLO Med Lab Obs Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-03-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0225602 Medline TA: MLO Med Lab Obs Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 8, 10, 12 passim; quiz 16-7 Citation Subset: H |
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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. |
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