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Misdiagnoses are more common than you think. A recent study from Johns Hopkins found that an estimated 795,000 Americans become permanently disabled or die annually because dangerous diseases are misdiagnosed. WILD! I've personally met more and more people that were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, only to find out almost a decade later that they were misdiagnosed and actually had a form of type 1 diabetes instead. I never thought I would be misdiagnosed, until I met with my new endocrinologist a few weeks ago. But how do you prevent getting the wrong diagnosis? Well, we're going to chat about 3 things you should do to prevent misdiagnoses!
Learn more about the Johns Hopkins study here.
By Dr. Liz KopcoMisdiagnoses are more common than you think. A recent study from Johns Hopkins found that an estimated 795,000 Americans become permanently disabled or die annually because dangerous diseases are misdiagnosed. WILD! I've personally met more and more people that were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, only to find out almost a decade later that they were misdiagnosed and actually had a form of type 1 diabetes instead. I never thought I would be misdiagnosed, until I met with my new endocrinologist a few weeks ago. But how do you prevent getting the wrong diagnosis? Well, we're going to chat about 3 things you should do to prevent misdiagnoses!
Learn more about the Johns Hopkins study here.