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The University of Southern Mississippi

2022

Prediabetes education

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Improving Diagnosis And Treatment Of Prediabetes Among Primary Care Providers By Increasing Awareness Of Prediabetes Education, Sonia Walker Aug 2022

Improving Diagnosis And Treatment Of Prediabetes Among Primary Care Providers By Increasing Awareness Of Prediabetes Education, Sonia Walker

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Prediabetes is a precursor to diabetes and requires treatment most of the time. Prediabetes is a health condition characterized by high blood sugar levels, but it has not developed into type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recent estimates, about 88 million Americans have prediabetes (CDC, 2020). This project's main aims were to determine the effectiveness of implementing a structured prediabetes education intervention in diagnosing and screening prediabetes among primary care providers caring for African American females (AA) aged 30 to 60 years. Moreover, to evaluate the outcomes of implementing the educational …