An article published in last week’s Circulation Journal provides some insight into the possibility of testing people who are going to develop type 2 diabetes, even if there are no symptoms yet. The study describes a blood test that looks for a specific set of markers for the disease.

But, you may ask, isn’t type 2 diabetes preventable and reversible? If so, how can one escape his or her fate of the disease if the test comes back positive?

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