releases: http://sablan.house.gov/press-release/improved-screening-first-line-defense-against-diabetes
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| http://sablan.house.gov/press-release/improved-screening-first-line-defense-against-diabetes | Improved screening is a first-line defense against diabetes | 2014-10-03 | 2014 | 2014-10 | Independent | Senate | MP | Gregorio Sablan | S001177 | sablan.house.gov | legacy | Improved screening is a first-line defense against diabetes Oct 3, 2014 Diabetes care has improved steadily over the years, but so has evidence that intensive care has its own health risks. This points to the need for more effective screening so that persons in a pre-diabetic condition can make lifestyle changes or receive drugs that prevent or delay the full blown disease. For that reason, as a member of the House Diabetes Caucus I joined with 61 of my colleagues in the House of Representatives in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Sally Burwell, calling for broader screening guidelines. Right now, screening is only recommended for persons with hypertension. We think the federal guidelines should recommend screening for other risk factors, including age, being a member of a high-risk ethnic population, or having a first-degree relative with diabetes. This would be consistent with the recommendation of the American Diabetes Association. According to the CNMI Department of Public Health, one out of every two children born in the our islands after the year 2000 is at risk of developing type II diabetes. We must do everything we can to help head off this disease. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |