New Diabetes Risk Assessment Program Is Unveiled

04/22/2010

Diabetes and many of the health conditions associated with it may lead to increased health insurance premiums.

However, early detection of the disease can reduce the likelihood of future health complications and death. Test-kit manufacturer Hooper Holmes recently announced a Diabetes Know Now! program aimed at increasing awareness among people who may have diabetes or pre-diabetes.

Individuals who think they may be suffering from the disease can fill out a 17-question diabetes risk assessment survey on www.diabetesknownow.com. People who have diabetes often face medical expenses more than twice those paid by individuals without the disease.

"Now, instead of having to complete blood tests on an entire population, we can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our customers' programs, by only completing blood testing on targeted groups that are at the highest risk for having or developing diabetes," Roy Bubbs, president and CEO of Hooper Holmes, said.

The vast majority of diagnosed cases involve Type 2 diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Physical inactivity, obesity and impaired glucose metabolism may increase individuals' likelihood of developing this disease.

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