• About every 1 in 9 adults globally is living with diabetes, and over 90% of those cases are type 2 diabetes.
• Type 2 diabetes can be hard to diagnose for several reasons.
• A study discussed an AI model capable of identifying people at a high risk of both diabetes and death from cardiovascular disease more effectively than the HbA1c test.
• Another recent study found small molecules in the blood may help doctors predict a person’s future type 2 diabetes risk beyond traditional risk factors.

Written by Corrie Pelc on January 24, 2026 — Fact checked by Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D.

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