Impact of Periodic Follow-Up Testing Among Urban American Indian Women With Impaired Fasting Glucose

• Main Authors: Peg Allen, MPH (Author), Janice L. Thompson, PhD (Author), Carla J. Herman, MD (Author), Deborah L. Helitzer, ScD (Author), Ayn N. Whyte, MS (Author), Venita K. Wolfe, BA (Author), Clifford Qualls, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IntroductionImpaired fasting glucose (IFG) often progresses to type 2 diabetes. Given the severity and prevalence of this disease, primary prevention is important. Intensive lifestyle counseling interventions have delayed or prevented the onset of type 2 diabetes, but it is not known whether less in...