‘Silent killer’: CUHK to screen 9,000 Hongkongers under 44 for diabetes risk

A top university in Hong Kong has said it aims to test 9,000 adults aged under 44 to identify their risk of diabetes and provide interventions to delay or prevent its onset. Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) also revealed on Monday that they had so far tested more than 3,300 people with at least one risk factor, such as a family history of diabetes or obesity, and found that 45 per cent of them were at risk of the disease. Young-onset diabetes (YOD), which is diagnosed...