NYU Study: Blood from Periodontal Disease Can be Used to Screen for Diabetes
Monday, February 13, 2012 - 15:00
in Health & Medicine
Oral blood samples drawn from deep pockets of periodontal inflammation can be used to measure hemoglobin A1c, an important gauge of a patient's diabetes status, an NYU nursing-dental research team has found. Hemoglobin A1c blood glucose measures from oral blood compare well to those from finger-stick blood, the researchers say.