Pre Diabetes

Pre-diabetes affects more than 54 million in the United States. People almost always have pre-diabetes before they are diagnosed with type 2. Research has recently proved that long term damage to the heart and circulatory system can occur during pre-diabetes. Having this does not mean that you will develop type 2 diabetes.

If you watch what you eat and manage your blood glucose levels you may never even develop the disease. There statements that have been written about preventing diabetes such as "The Prevention or Delay of Type 2 Diabetes". This was written in attempt to help medical professionals treat patients. If you are at risk, or even if you are not, you need to take steps in preventing pre-diabetes or diabetes.

There is a abundant amount of resources to inform those who are at risk. The ADA website helps with providing the information you are looking for. People can only benefit from a healthy diet and good nutrition. Sometimes you can not help being diagnosed with pre-diabetes as your genes can make you predisposed. Those who choose an unhealthy lifestyle can develop pre-diabetes but it is not a guarantee. Pre-diabetes can be treated but ignoring the signs and symptoms can be very dangerous. Thousands of people die every year because of this horrible disease.

It is critical that people who are suffering take care of themselves. Doctors tend to use the very quick, inexpensive FTG (fasting plasma glucose test) to check to see if you have pre-diabetes. If they do not use this test they may use the OGTT (glucose tolerance test). Studies show that if you happen to have pre-diabetes, doing something about it shows up to 58% chance that you will not develop type 2 diabetes.

Not all insurance companies will cover these simple tests, but the amount of coverage varies with each patient. If you are 45 years of age or older and overweight you are more likely to have pre-diabetes.

You should be checked every three years to make sure you are not at risk. Most of the time people with pre-diabetes show no symptoms at all. Symptoms develop gradually that's why most who are diagnosed do not even realize it.