The U Department of Health and Huma...

The U Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy G Thompson not long ago announced the creation of a community-based effort to identify someones with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus and attribute them for appropriate blood testing and treatment. The broad-based effort, Diabetes Detection Initiative: Finding the Undiagnosed (DDI), encourages someones to determine their risk for undiagnosed diabetes using a customized paper risk-assessment tool adapted from the American Diabetes Association. Based upon the results of this assessment, a finger stick/capillary vital fluid test will be performed and, if necessary, further testing will be done to diagnose diabetes. The DDI will be piloted in 10 communities from end to end the United States and then expanded to other locations. This initiative, in conjunction with paces to a HealthierUS and the President's HealthierUS programs, is designed to create a healthier, prevention-oriented society. For more information about this initiative, fare online to http://www.ndep.nih.gov.

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