Monday, September 22, 2014

Prediabetes, Opportunities for Preventing Diabetes

Diabetes is a disease which is quite a long journey. Prior to becoming diabetic, a person will experience an increase in blood sugar levels above normal. This condition is also called prediabetes. With lifestyle changes, priadiabetes not always going to be diabetic.

Prediabetes is characterized by blood sugar levels are constantly high or above normal in recent times, but it can not be said to be diabetic. Given no visible physical symptoms, the only way to find out is to do a blood sugar checks.

More and more doctors are beginning to realize the importance of the diagnosis of prediabetes that this condition can be treated immediately to avoid complications and other serious illnesses.

Those at risk 

There are some groups who are more prone to diabetes mellitus:

1 People who have children with diabetes.
2 Women with diabetes during pregnancy or birth weight more than 4 kg.
3 Patients with obesity or those who are overweight, especially with a distended abdomen.
5. People with cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL (bad cholesterol) and high HDL (good cholesterol) is low.
6 Those who are lazy to move.
7 The elderly.

symptoms of prediabetes 

Symptoms of pre-diabetes in most people does not exist. However, there are some symptoms of diabetes such as excessive thirst, frequent urination, blurred vision, and excessive fatigue. Do a blood test to make sure.

Here are the people who should routinely perform blood sugar tests: 

1 Those aged 45 years and over.
2 People who are overweight with a BMI above 25.
3 People who fall into vulnerable ethnic diabetes.
4 Women who have had diabetes during pregnancy and gave birth to a baby weighing more than 4 kg.
5. polycystic ovary syndrome patients (PCOS).
6 Those high triglyceride levels or low HDLnya.
7 People who previously had abnormal blood sugar test results.
8 Patients with heart disease or have experienced.
9 People with insulin-resistant conditions, for example, are overweight or have a black line around the back of the neck.

The way to diagnose prediabetes 

There are several tests that doctors can do to diagnose prediabetes, the fasting blood sugar levels, blood sugar during, and blood sugar levels on average. Almost every laboratory can perform this examination.

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