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How to screen for Autoimmune T1D

EARLY PRE-SYMPTOMATIC STAGES OF AUTOIMMUNE T1D CAN BE IDENTIFIED THROUGH TESTING FOR AUTOANTIBODIES AND MONITORING FOR DYSGLYCAEMIA61,64

ADA, American Diabetes Association; GAD-65, glutamic acid decarboxylase 65; IAA, insulin autoantibodies; IA-2A, insulinoma-associated antigen-2; T1D, type 1 diabetes; ZnT8A, zinc transporter 8.

AUTOIMMUNE T1D SCREENING RESULTS EXPLAINED

Early presymptomatic stages of autoimmune T1D can be identified through testing for autoantibodies in the blood.7,52

T1D, type 1 diabetes.
*Reversion to single autoantibody or negative status can occur at Stage 2 in some people with previously confirmed multiple autoantibody positivity.4 †Recent Breakthrough T1D consensus guidance noted that some people revert to single autoantibody status in Stage 3.4