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Newer Blood Test Predicts Diabetes, Heart Disease (HealthDay)

courtesy of Diabetes News from Yahoo

Published 03/04

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- The newer hemoglobin A1C test predicts diabetes as well as the traditional fasting blood sugar test, but it beats that old standard in predicting a patients future risk of heart disease and stroke, new research shows.

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