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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