Diabetes assessments in community are identifying at risk patients

 A new study published online in the journal International Journal of Pharmacy Practice reveals that conducting type 2 diabetes risk assessments in community pharmacy can help to identify significant numbers of patients at risk of type 2 diabetes.  According to the study, conducted by researchers at the University of East Anglia, almost a third (29%) of the analysed risk assessments yielded a result of moderate (1 in 7) or high (1 in 3) chance of developing the condition in the next 10 years. 60% of risk assessments were conducted on people considered overweight or obese. Through the service, pharmacists provide