Americans Encouraged to Use American Diabetes Association Diabetes Risk Test, and Take Action for Their Health

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March 27, 2012, 10:06 a.m. EDT

Quest Diagnostics Supports 'Diabetes Alert Day'

Americans Encouraged to Use American Diabetes Association Diabetes Risk Test, and Take Action for Their Health

MADISON, N.J., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Quest Diagnostics /quotes/zigman/171542/quotes/nls/dgx DGX -0.66% , the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today joins the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in recognizing the 24th annual Diabetes Alert Day. This one-day "wake-up call" encourages the public to take the Diabetes Risk Test to learn if they are at risk for developing Type II diabetes, and join the ADA in the fight to Stop Diabetes®.

"We applaud and thank the American Diabetes Association for its leadership in encouraging people to know their risk for diabetes, and urge Americans to take a minute today to complete the Diabetes Risk Test," said Harvey W. Kaufman, M.D., Senior Corporate Medical Director, Quest Diagnostics, and co-author of a recent study published in the peer-reviewed online journal PLoS ONE, which found that twenty-eight percent of those found to be at high risk for diabetes through their employer's lab-based wellness program were unaware of the health concern. "Diabetes is a condition where knowledge is indeed power, where early detection can make a dramatic difference in patient empowerment and patient health."

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