Study Suggests Ultrasound Of Thigh Shoulder Muscles Could Help Detect Stage Preceding Prediabetes

An ultrasound of one's thigh or shoulder muscle could help detect insulin resistance, a stage that often precedes prediabetes, a study suggests.

- Press Trust of India

Ultrasounds of muscles of 25 patients -- who were also checked for insulin resistance -- showed that their muscles appear “unusually bright", lead author Steven Soliman, director of musculoskeletal radiology fellowship at the University of Michigan, US, said.

“We found it interesting that most of these patients (with bright ultrasound images) have type 2 diabetes. Seeing this pattern, we often thought, This patient must have diabetes'," Soliman said.

"More importantly, many were unaware of their condition until we verified with their electronic records and confirmed with their bloodwork that they indeed had type 2 diabetes or prediabetes,” the lead author added.