In the first three months of Blood Bank of Delmarva's diabetes screening program, 103 blood donors received potentially lifesaving information after they gave blood: they had glucose levels of more than 200. Donors with that result are urged to contact their physicians for further testing. Of those with elevated glucose levels, 24 blood donors had levels greater than 300, two had dangerous levels greater than 400 and one donor fell in the critical range with 530."Our diabetes screening program is identifying potential diabetics at a rate of more than one per day," said Robert L. Travis, Blood Bank of Delmarva (BBD) President and CEO. "This program is proving that blood banks can make a difference not only to blood recipients, but to donors as well. We are now potentially saving lives on both sides of the blood bag."Since October of 2007, BBD donors have been offered the opportunity to be screened for diabetes as part of the regular blood testing process.
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