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Lord Patel (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 19 November 2024

Debate

Type 2 Diabetes: Continuous Glucose Monitors

Contribution

My Lords, there is a strong link between body mass index, BMI, and type 2 diabetes. People with a body mass index of 25 to 30 have an 8% chance of developing type 2 diabetes; those with 30 to 40 have a 20% chance; and those with a body mass index of 40 or over have a 40% chance. One way of monitoring long-term glycaemic glucose levels is to measure haemoglobin A1C. It might therefore be an idea to use haemoglobin A1C levels to diagnose early type 2 diabetes, initially in people with a BMI of 40 or over, as a screening tool. It might be an idea to ask NICE or the screening committee to evaluate that likelihood.

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