Pre-diabetes label 'worthless', researchers claim

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Pre-diabetes label 'worthless', researchers claim

Postby annie » 16 Jul 2014, 08:10

Labelling people as having pre-diabetes is "unhelpful and unnecessary", researchers claim.

The definition, given to people on the "cusp" of type 2 diabetes, has no clinical worth, a joint UK-US team argues.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28310871
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