Pre Diabetes

The US Department of Health and Services coined the term prediabetes on 27 March 2002 to make people realize the seriousness of the upcoming disease in their life. It is the stage before the disease is actually diagnosed. Borderline diabetes, chemical diabetes, touch of diabetes is few names, which are given to the stage known as prediabetes by the doctors. This is the actual stage when one should start modifying their life and take precautions to prevent it.

The symptoms, which make us alert about the disease, are as follows:

Pre Diabetes Symptoms and Signs

• The feeling of thirst is very high
• One may have itching tendency in the feet and the hand
• Always feeling hungry
• Rate of urination increases
• Vision gets blurred
• The rate of infection increases
• Skin develops itching problems

Prediabetes is a condition when the blood sugar level of the body rises to an extent when one can be detected for diabetes. If this early stage is taken care of then one might not attend the risk of getting this lifelong disease. Doctors suggest that as soon as they are detected for prediabetes, one should immediately start the preventive measures. There is a high chance of getting the type2 diabetes if it is not taken care properly.

If the following factors are diagnosed then the people are at more risk zone than the normal people who are being diagnosed with prediabetes. One should immediately make an appointment with the doctor.

• Obesity should be controlled as being overweight may force the person to pursue this disease.
• Family history matters a lot for such cases.
• The ratio of the waist and hip should be maintained.
• One should not be depresses and stressed
• If a person is more than 45
• If the person is inactive and prefers to stay without any physical activities
• One can even be diagnosed with polystic ovary syndrome
• If the blood pressure level is very high
• The level of lipoprotein in blood is very high and the triglyceride level is more than 250mg/dL in the body

One is liable of taking the risk if the above-mentioned factors match with the patient. One should always take adequate sleep because the body needs rest and the tired cells need rejuvenation and energy for the other days work.

Two types of blood test are there to diagnose the disease, they are:

Pre Diabetes Diagnosis

Pre Diabetes blood glucose (sugar) levels

Glucose test during fasting

if the glucose level is 100mililitre per deciliter then the condition is normal. Obviously, the test should be conducted when the person is without food or is in fasting condition. If the blood sugar level is between 100 to 125 mg/dL then the condition is of prediabetes. This particular stage is also known as impaired fasting Glucose (IFG). The blood sugar level and the postprandial level fluctuates if there is prediabetes in the patient

Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)

After eight hours of fasting session, 8 ounce of sugary syrup is given orally to the patient. This test is done after fasting blood sugar (FBS) test is finished. After the sugar syrup is introduced in the body, a test is conducted after an hour to check the blood sugar level. If the blood sugar level reaches around 144-199mg/dL, the conclusion, which is drawn, is that there is impaired glucose level.

Pre diabetes Treatment

Now a day’s one will find treatments for prediabetes and the treatments are indeed very simple. One just has to reduce the weight and eat healthy to stay fit for long time. Diabetes medicines are also there which surely the disease son one should take in the medicines in a regular basis. The only treatment available everywhere is that one should eat healthy and give the body into loads of physical activities. Apart from medication, one can follow these simple mantras, which will undoubtedly help the person get rid of the actual disease, diabetes

Until date, the actual cause of the disease is unknown. There are some genes, which are resistant to insulin, may be this is one of the causes of the disease. Even obesity especially abdominal fat leads to this vital and preventive condition. The insulin, which is a natural hormone, the release of this hormone, is disturbed when the condition is of prediabetes.

The diet, which should be followed during this condition, are as follows:

Pre Diabetes Diet

• Healthy food
• Food rich in vitamins and minerals
• Food rich in fats should be avoided
• Junk food should be avoided
• Food with high glucose level should be avoided
• One can consume sweet but not over limit the intake
• Ultimately one should take in balanced diet

If the diet is checked then the weight is also checked. Therefore, in this way, obesity is controlled and this is one of the preventive measures. Other preventions is that one should know to maintain an ideal lifestyle. Many people believe in leading a fast life but this is bad and these people are prone to diabetes more than others are. One should always take the prescribed medicine because if insulin cannot then it is medicine, which can cure the primary stage and prevent the fatal disease from occurring. Well, this is not a stage where one needs to worry. If left unattended then it may lead to other complicacies. Just take the appropriate step in the appropriate time.