Sep 15 2021

An Excerpt of Diagnosis Prediabetes

Following is an excerpt from Diagnosis Prediabetes: Your Guide to Reboot Your Lifestyle & Stop Prediabetes during the Pandemic & Beyond.

From Chapter 1:

What makes prediabetes different from type 2 diabetes? First and foremost, it means that you may be on your way to developing type 2 diabetes.  You are at an in-between stage, however without treatment, you may develop type 2 diabetes.  The good news—if there is good news in getting a prediabetes diagnosis—is that prediabetes can be reversible.  While many people feel devastated to receive a prediabetes diagnosis, it can be a blessing in disguise.  A diagnosis of prediabetes is a call to action. When you take action at a reasonably early stage of prediabetes, it is potentially reversible.  Without taking action, many people with prediabetes go on develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years

Once you have crossed that threshold and have full-blown type 2 diabetes, it is not reversible.  That is the biggest difference between prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. Some people make the mistake of  thinking that their type 2 diabetes has gone away when their blood sugar improves (through lifestyle changes) and gets closer to a normal range.  They may interpret that to mean that the diabetes has been cured.  That isn’t what it means. Improvements in blood sugar levels, even when a near normal range means that a person’s type 2 diabetes is well-controlled.  Once you have type 2 diabetes, you have it, and there will be an ongoing need to manage and keep it under control.

What are risk factors to keep in mind?  A person having any of these factors is at increased risk:

  • Aged 40 or older.
  • Has a family history of type 2 diabetes.
  • Is overweight or obese.
  • A woman with a history of gestational diabetes during one or all of her pregnancies.
  • History of high blood pressure.
  • Is physically inactive and has a sedentary lifestyle.

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