Diabetes Detection Needs Better Tools. They’re on the Way

Researchers are building AI-driven tools, including continuous glucose monitors, to detect diabetes risk earlier than standard blood sugar tests.

The article says HbA1c and other routine blood sugar tests can miss early disease and underdiagnose some groups.

New methods could help identify prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes sooner, before symptoms or complications appear.

Better screening may also reduce health disparities, especially for Black and South Asian people who are often missed by current tests.