Possible Early Diagnosis of Diabetes
KSL has carried out some feasibilities studies (about 250 patients to date) on patients with diabetes. The results lead to the very real possibility of being able to screen patients and identify those that may have undiagnosed diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes in particular is increasing at an alarming rate, especially in less developed countries such as India. And in India where there are hospitals dedicated to diabetes (6,000 bed hospital in Mumbai) and millions of undiagnosed people, the market for a reliable early screening testing would be very welcome.
The problem is however not confined to third world countries but is world-wide, frequently linked to obesity especially in children.
In addition to early diagnoses, the management of complications associated with diabetes could be facilitated with a few of the assays.
Reliable data from the ABEL-TAC™ assay has shown on average 25% lower antioxidant scores in diabetes patients compared to normal controls but many patients with well controlled diabetes have normal ABEL-TAC™ scores. It is considered that very low ABEL-TAC™ scores in so-called normal people may indicate undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes. Research is underway to identify functional foods that can increase these scores with the potential of alleviating or even preventing some complications of diabetes such as: strokes, blindness, difficulty in healing ulcers and poor circulation.
