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What to Know About TYPE 1 DIABETES

What is
TYPE 1 DIABETES SCREENING?
Screening identifies the risk of developing type 1 diabetes.
Unlike a blood sugar level test, an autoantibody blood screening looks for diabetes-related autoantibodies. These are proteins that appear in the blood when type 1 diabetes begins, even in the early stages before symptoms.
WHAT IS THE COST?
Screening is often low or even no cost depending on insurance.
WHY SCREEN?
Knowing there are signs of autoimmune type 1 diabetes lets people act early and proactively seek out monitoring, management, or potential treatment. Learn more about the benefits of knowing here.
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Get screened now

The American Diabetes Association recommends that high-risk individuals proactively screen for type 1 diabetes with a blood test that can detect it in the early stages.

Screening may provide you information that allows you and your doctor to proactively manage your health—but it's important to act. Without screening, symptoms and even life-threatening complications at diagnosis could seem to happen out of nowhere.
Request Screening

How can you
SCREEN?

There are many options for where to get screened—potentially at low or no cost.

Talk to your doctor about the option that’s best for you or your loved one.

Screening Central

Help safeguard your or a loved one's health through early type 1 diabetes screening. Screening Central offers comprehensive and convenient telehealth services to help with every step of screening.

  • Speak one-on-one with a diabetes counselor* who can answer general questions about Type 1 Diabetes and help get you started on your screening journey. Dial toll free at 855-576-8471 Mon - Fri 9a-8p EST, excluding holidays

  • Connect with experienced health professionals who can evaluate you for screening and, if appropriate, order screening at a local lab or have a collection kit delivered to you

  • Receive a phone call or televisit to discuss your results, complete with education and next steps (you can choose to have results shared directly with your doctor as well)
Request Screening
*
The diabetes counselor is available to answer your initial administrative questions about the Screening Central platform but is not involved in any delivery of health services
These are not all of the screening options available. It's important to talk to your doctor about the best screening option for you. Inclusion in this list does not imply the endorsement of Sanofi.
Doctor’s office or lab

Schedule an appointment to take the test at a doctor's office or talk about getting tested at a participating lab in your area, like Labcorp® or Quest Diagnostics®. The cost of these tests depends on your insurance coverage.

You can also talk to a doctor to get a test kit shipped directly to your home from certain laboratories like Enable Biosciences. The kit includes detailed instructions for drawing a blood sample from your fingertip.* This test may be a lower-cost option (financial assistance may be available).

*If the test result is positive, talk to your doctor about confirming these results with a lab test.
These are not all of the screening options available. It's important to talk to your doctor about the best screening option for you. Inclusion in this list does not imply the endorsement of Sanofi.
Research Programs

If you have a relative with type 1 diabetes, TrialNet* can mail you a test kit to be taken at home or at a participating lab.

Visit TrialNetAutoimmunity Screening for Kids (ASK) is an autoantibody test that is free to all children in the U.S.

Visit ASK
*Depending on your results, you may qualify for a clinical trial and/or ongoing monitoring.
These are not all of the screening options available. It's important to talk to your doctor about the best screening option for you. Inclusion in this list does not imply the endorsement of Sanofi.
Screening Central

Help safeguard your or a loved one's health through early type 1 diabetes screening. Screening Central offers comprehensive and convenient telehealth services to help with every step of screening.

  • Speak one-on-one with a diabetes counselor* who can answer general questions about Type 1 Diabetes and help get you started on your screening journey. Dial toll free at 855-576-8471 Mon - Fri 9a-8p EST, excluding holidays

  • Connect with experienced health professionals who can evaluate you for screening and, if appropriate, order screening at a local lab or have a collection kit delivered to you

  • Receive a phone call or televisit to discuss your results, complete with education and next steps (you can choose to have results shared directly with your doctor as well)
Request Screening
*
The diabetes counselor is available to answer your initial administrative questions about the Screening Central platform but is not involved in any delivery of health services
Doctor’s office or lab

Schedule an appointment to take the test at a doctor's office or talk about getting tested at a participating lab in your area, like Labcorp® or Quest Diagnostics®. The cost of these tests depends on your insurance coverage.

You can also talk to a doctor to get a test kit shipped directly to your home from certain laboratories like Enable Biosciences. The kit includes detailed instructions for drawing a blood sample from your fingertip.* This test may be a lower-cost option (financial assistance may be available).

*If the test result is positive, talk to your doctor about confirming these results with a lab test.
Research Programs

If you have a relative with type 1 diabetes, TrialNet* can mail you a test kit to be taken at home or at a participating lab.

Visit TrialNetAutoimmunity Screening for Kids (ASK) is an autoantibody test that is free to all children in the U.S.

Visit ASK
*Depending on your results, you may qualify for a clinical trial and/or ongoing monitoring.
These are not all of the screening options available. It's important to talk to your doctor about the best screening option for you. Inclusion in this list does not imply the endorsement of Sanofi.

What do the
RESULTS MEAN?

The test could find:

0

0 AUTOANTIBODIES

If the test finds no autoantibodies:

  • Talk to your doctor about rescreening every year until the age of 18 if other people in your family have type 1 diabetes
1 autoantibody

1 AUTOANTIBODY

If the test finds 1 autoantibody, you or your loved one are at a higher risk for developing type 1 diabetes. You can talk to your doctor about:

  • Getting tested for all five T1D autoantibodies
  • Rescreening every year to see if more autoantibodies develop
2 or more autoantibodies

2+ AUTOANTIBODIES

If the test finds 2 or more autoantibodies, this is a sign that the earliest stages of type 1 diabetes may have begun.

Talk to your doctor about options that could help and other next steps, so you can take charge of your health.

Type 1 diabetes screening guide
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