US Screening Age Lowered

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has lowered its recommended Type 2 diabetes screening age for overweight and obese adults.

What sat at 40 years of age has now been lowered to age 35.

The change is reflective of evidence published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that signals an increase in prevalence of Type 2 diabetes across all age groups and the growing burden of chronic health conditions.