Test predicts diabetes ten years earlier

Researchers have stated that diabetes could be detected very much earlier, about ten years before, with measuring levels of small molecules in the blood.

The researchers said the levels of five amino acids not only indicated increased diabetes risk but also could differentiate, among individuals with traditional risk factors such as obesity.

The researchers say that these findings raises the possibility that the patients at highest risk of developing diabetes could be detected earlier so that early preventive measures could be instituted.

The researchers found the five amino acids — isoleucine, leucine, valine, tyrosine and phenylalanine — were significantly associated with the later development of type 2 diabetes.