Jaiwant Rangi, MD, FACEEndocrinologist | Founder, Lower The Dose® | Speaker

DECODING THE DELAY IN DIABETES DIAGNOSIS

28 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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Diabetes often goes undetected for years during a subclinical phase that standard blood tests miss, even as metabolic damage accumulates. By the time someone gets a diagnosis, reversible interventions may no longer work. Earlier detection could prevent organ damage and save patients from long-term health and financial costs.

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Diabetes is a diagnosis you can make based on certain numbers and diagnostic criteria. But what we're talking about is what has been going on in the previous few years. Could we have done something sooner? Could we have caught it sooner? And at that point, maybe it was reversible. And by the time we catch them, some of the damage becomes irreversible and patients end up paying the price because they didn't know any better. They go to the doctor and they do the blood test and the annual physical doesn't diagnose it. All we tell them is your tests look normal. And there's subtle changes that are happening over time, but they're not evident on routine exams for an average doctor's visit.