METHOD OF DIAGNOSING SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TYPE 2 SUGAR DIABETES Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC A61B5/00 A61B5/117 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to early diagnostics of susceptibility to type 2 sugar diabetes (SD type II). Completely open palms are scanned together with fingers first of left and then of right hand. Basing on obtained images evaluation of dermatoglyphic signs, characterising papillary patterns of distal finger phalanxes and palm patterns topography. Pattern type is taken into consideration; crest count; value of atd angle; direction of main palm lines A, B, C and D in palm fields; character of patterns on thenar, hypothenar, on fingers and in interdigital fields; quantity, width and type of palm line location; location of palm and axial triradii. Basing on evaluation results conclusion about degree of risk high risk to develop SD type II is made.

EFFECT: invention can be used for medical prophylaxis and formation of "risk group", ie for screening testing of patients who are not ill, but risk to develop SD type II is possible with definite probability.

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