Fluorescein screening for prediabetes

A decade may lapse between the earliest onset of Type 2 diabetes and its actual diagnosis, during which nerve damage that might have been prevented goes unchecked.  This piece from the University of Exeter describes a new eye test that detects advanced glycation end products in the eye (which correlates with glucose levels) indicating both prediabetes and early stage Type 2.  MORE

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