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Recently Discovered Diabetes “Biomarker” Could Lead to Earlier Detection
If the blood tests prove reliable, it will mark a significant step in diabetes research because currently, there is no reliable way to detect the imminent onset of the disease.
A complex sugar derived from glucose during the body’s metabolic processes could be a way to reliably detect a pre-diabetes condition, say researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. If it does, the “biomarker” (an indicator of an organism’s state of health) could provide enough early warning that patients nearing the onset of type 2 diabetes could take steps to slow or even halt it through lifestyle changes.
The sugar, called O-linked N-acetylglucosamine, helps modulate cells’ protein expression in response to the body’s nutrient and stress levels, and it also affects insulin resistance.
The next step in research is to see if reliable blood tests based on sampling O-GlcNAc levels can be developed. If so, it will mark a significant step in diabetes research because currently, there is no reliable way to detect the imminent onset of the disease.
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Diabetes Health
Diabetes Health is the essential resource for people living with diabetes- both newly diagnosed and experienced as well as the professionals who care for them. We provide balanced expert news and information on living healthfully with diabetes. Each issue includes cutting-edge editorial coverage of new products, research, treatment options, and meaningful lifestyle issues.
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