Drug Topics April 22, 2025
This method supports improved, early detection for diabetes without relying on blood samples or complex procedures.
Continuous glucose monitor (CGM)-derived measures, including autocorrelation function of glucose levels, can help to predict glucose filtering capabilities for patients without a prior diabetes diagnosis, according to results of a study published in Communications Medicine. The investigators of the study found that their approach could improve early detection for diabetes without relying on blood samples or complex procedures.1,2
“Traditional diabetes tests, while useful, do not capture the dynamic nature of glucose regulation under physiological conditions,” Shinya Kuroda, MD, PhD, a professor at the Graduate School of Science at the University of Tokyo, said in a news release.2
Diabetes is increasing in prevalence and remains...
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