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Get a free test to find out if you have diabetes or prediabetes

<p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;"> We are conducting a research&nbsp;study aimed at&nbsp;prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, but we also need healthy controls.&nbsp;To participate,&nbsp;you&nbsp;must be 18&ndash;65 years old and pass a simple health screening questionnaire that you will&nbsp;complete&nbsp;in our lab in the SRC. We specifically are looking for people with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes for inclusion at this point, as well as a few more healthy controls.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;"> &nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;"> If approved to be in the study, you will&nbsp;receive a free A1C test on&nbsp;your second visit,&nbsp;which is a common fingerstick blood test to screen&nbsp;for diabetes and prediabetes,&nbsp;and undergo some simple and quick&nbsp;testing with monofilaments and other painless screening tools.&nbsp;Your participation will&nbsp;determine the most effective methods of detection of prediabetes and early health problems, giving more time for individuals to respond with healthier life choices.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;"> &nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;"> Please contact Jennifer Brown at&nbsp;<a href="https://webmail.odu.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=PNFPq9lrsUKsUYRsGahyJtbo1caxrtEIhz4g3wSZvPIrZK4OW7zY41_iaXLdFBu3qlVsja64nps.&amp;URL=mailto%3ajbrow126%40odu.edu" target="_blank">jbrow126@odu.edu</a>&nbsp;in the Human Movement Sciences Department if you are interested in participating or with any additional questions.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;"> &nbsp;</p>

Posted By: SHERI COLBERG-OCHS
Date: Sun Sep 28 11:31:49 EDT 2014

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