a blood test to detect high-risk type 2 diabetes

A blood test to detect high-risk type 2 diabetes

October 14, 2026

By Pierre Kaldy THE Subscribers

Three blood parameters could be enough to identify two particularly dangerous profiles of type 2 diabetes. Published in Cell, An Inserm study reveals their link with an increased risk of complications and paves the way for more targeted prevention.

Tube containing blood sample

Tube containing blood sample

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Three parameters included in any blood test can identify two forms of type 2 diabetes that are particularly harmful to the body.

This is what a large European patient study published in reveals. Cell and led by Nicolas Venteclef and his team at the Pitié Salpêtrière hospital. The Inserm researchers started from the recent discovery that blood levels of immune cells – monocytes, neutrophils and lymphocytes – remain stable and are characteristic of each person.

Type 2 diabetes Blood Screening

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