Pre-Diabetes: Critical Facts You Should Know
by Pam MarshallApproximately 54 million people in the United States age 21 years and older have pre-diabetes – and don’t even know it. Could you be one of them?
It’s very possible. Often times there are no symptoms of pre-diabetes and you can have the condition for several years without noticing anything is wrong.
The term “pre-diabetes” simply means your blood glucose level is higher than normal, but it is not yet in the diabetic range. Sometimes this condition is called impaired fasting glucose (IFG) or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) depending on what test was used to determine your glucose level.
Here are 4 critical facts you should know about pre-diabetes:
1. People was pre-diabetes have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, stroke, heart disease, and eye disease.
2. Those diagnosed with pre-diabetes are 5 to 15 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than people who have glucose levels within the normal range.
3. In the United States, approximately 1 out of 3 three people born in the year 2000 will develop diabetes in his or her lifetime. This risk is even greater for ethnic minorities: 2 of every 5 African-Americans and Hispanics, and 1 of 2 Hispanic females, will develop the disease.
4. With proper weight management and exercise, the progression of pre-diabetes to full blown diabetes can be prevented or delayed. Studies show that losing 7% of body weight and engaging in moderate exercise at least 150 minutes per week can prevent or delay diabetes and even return blood glucose levels to normal.
How is pre-diabetes diagnosed?
Presently there are two tests used to identify elevated glucose levels — fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and the two-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).
Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) is detected when blood glucose levels are between the ranges of 140 — 199 mg/dl two hours after an oral glucose tolerance test has been administered.
Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) is detected when blood glucose levels are between the ranges of 100 — 125 mg/dl after an eight hour fast.
Pre-diabetes risk factors
The risk factors for developing pre-diabetes are the same as those for developing type 2 diabetes. The people who have the following risk factors should be screened for pre-diabetes:
1. All people 45 years of age or older particularly those who are overweight.
2. People less than 45 years of age who are overweight and have any one of the following risk factors — increased triglyceride levels and/or decreased HDL cholesterol
3. Having a relative with diabetes.
4. Member of high-risk ethnic population.
5. And those with high blood pressure or history of vascular disease.
What is the risk of developing type 2 diabetes?
The risk of pre-diabetes progressing into diabetes depends on if the pre-diabetes is IFG only, IGT only, or both. Those who have pre-diabetes and are older, have a family history of diabetes, are overweight, or had gestational diabetes are more likely to progress to diabetes.
Also people who have both ISG and IGT are twice as likely to develop diabetes as those who only had one of the two conditions.
Unfortunately, about 25% of people with pre-diabetes will develop diabetes within 3 to 5 years. The majority of individuals with IFG or IGT will go on to develop diabetes within about 10 years, unless they lose weight and modify their lifestyle to include physical activity.
Intervention
The good news is developing type 2 diabetes is not inevitable. If you’ve been diagnosed with pre-diabetes you can prevent or delay the progression to diabetes by modifying your lifestyle to include a nutritional diet and moderate exercise.
How to substantially lower – or even eliminate – your risk
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Clinical studies show that using PreCrea™ to treat pre-diabetes actually lowers blood glucose levels 20-30 points. As an added bonus, a weight loss of 15-20 pounds is entirely possible – which also contributes to getting the predisease state under control.
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