Cayman Medical - Early Screening Program

Interesting article that highlights for me that obesity is likely the USA’s (and Cayman’s) biggest public health problem.

Preliminary results of Cayman’s 2023 STEPS survey showed an obesity rate of 33%! (with an additional 37% being overweight).

As we know, obesity leads to diabetes and hypertension, which both contribute to the number one killer of humans: heart disease.

How Healthcare Works in the Five Healthiest Countries — Halle Tecco Comparing the healthcare systems of Spain, Italy, Iceland, Japan, and Switzerland

Depending on your genetic background, screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus may need to begin as early as 25 years of age!

Don't miss the chance to detect and reverse diabetes early!

For your reference, Diabetes Screening Guidelines from the UK, USA, and Canada:

NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence--UK) (1)
o Risk assessment everyone 40+
o Risk assessment 25-39 of South Asian, Chinese, African-Caribbean, black African and other high-risk black and minority ethnic groups

USPSTF (US Preventative Services Task Force) (2)
o Screen adults 35-70 who are overweight or obese
o Consider earlier screening in high prevalence populations including American Indian/Alaska Native, Black, Hispanic/Latino, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander); and at a lower BMI (≥23) if the patient is Asian American

CTFPH (Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health) (3)
o CANRISK Risk assessment and A1c if Medium to High risk

1) https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/PH38/chapter/Recommendations -people-to-have-a-risk-assessment
2) https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/webview/ #!/recommendation/1934
3) https://www.diabetes.ca/resources/tools---resources/my-risk-for-developing-diabetes

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