The UK National Service Framework (NSF) for Diabetes places prevention of type 2 diabetics and identification of the large number of people with undiagnosed diabetes as key objectives:
"Standard 1: Prevention of Type 2 diabetes
The NHS will develop, implement and monitor strategies to reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in the population as a whole and to reduce the inequalities in the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes."
"Standard 2: Identification of people with diabetes
The NHS will develop, implement and monitor strategies to identify
people who do not know they have diabetes."
The "Small Steps. Big Rewards. Prevent type 2 Diabetes." campaign is the first-ever national diabetes prevention campaign in the US. The aim of the campaign is to identify and treat Americans with pre-diabetes, preventing the development of type 2 diabetes.
MORE than 300 million people are currently at risk of developing diabetes according to a new report published in the Diabetes Atlas, released by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) at a press conference today. Some 314 million people worldwide, or 8.2% in the adult population, are estimated to have impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), a state which often precedes diabetes. IGT is another name for pre-diabetes.
The American Diabetes Association is the leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy in the US. This article provides a brief overview of pre-diabetes.
In July 2002 the International Diabetes Federation today called for urgent action to stem the growing epidemic of type 2 diabetes by identifying those at high-risk and prevent complications by more aggressive management of blood glucose control.
The American Diabetes Association is the leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy in the US. This article provides a brief overview of type 2 diabetes.