Why Prediabetes Is Such A Dangerous Health Risk
QHHL 
Mar 21 2019
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Diabetes is one of the most serious health risks in the world at the moment. But prediabetes may be even more dangerous because of the debate about this disorder.
Diabetes is increasingly common in the modern world, probably because of poor lifestyle choices. Everyone’s aware of the dangers of this health risk. There are also a lot of medical resources going in to its management. However, there’s another risk that’s closely related to it that most people ignore. This is known as prediabetes. There’s a lot of debate about this condition and no consensus about its treatment. But, if you want to lower your health risk, you need to treat it as a warning sign of future trouble.
Diabetes is extremely common, which is why weight loss strategies are so important these days. Diagnosing diabetes is fairly simple. All you need to do is go to your doctor and get your blood glucose levels measured. If your blood sugar levels are above a certain range at certain times, then you probably have diabetes. It’s important that this disease is diagnosed as soon as possible because leaving it undiagnosed can lead to several serious diseases and disorders. These include heart disease, kidney damage, stroke, and nerve damage.
A diagnosis of prediabetes is usually made when blood glucose levels are high, but not high enough for a diabetes diagnosis. It’s basically a warning sign of bad things to come. And according to some statistics, while millions of people have diabetes, three times that number have prediabetes. This makes it an extremely serious health risk and also a controversial one.
Prediabetes is usually called the preliminary stage of diabetes. Basically, most people believe that it’s what happens before you get diabetes. But this simple description isn’t entirely accurate. The truth is that not everyone with prediabetes will develop diabetes, though everyone with diabetes went through prediabetes first. As a result of this confusion, prediabetes isn’t universally recognized as a diagnosis. Certain groups such as the World Health Organization have outright rejected it. And others like the American Diabetes Association consider it a sign of future problems that should be treated. However, because this group is sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, this opinion is highly suspect.
This debate rages on, which makes it difficult for patients and medical practitioners to know the right answer. However, even if the medical field is confused, there is a clear path forward for people when it comes to home health monitoring.
Not everyone with prediabetes will develop diabetes, but everyone with diabetes once had prediabetes. This means that there is a link between these two disorders and getting a prediabetes diagnosis is a wake-up call. The truth is that diabetes can be avoided most of the time with lifestyle changes. And being diagnosed with prediabetes is a sign that those lifestyle changes are becoming absolutely essential.
Making lifestyle changing to avoid diabetes is fairly simple. A healthy diet and exercise should be the primary concern. If you have prediabetes, this will help you lose excess weight and activate other healthy changes in your body. And if done correctly, this can prevent your condition from advancing into diabetes and even reverse your original diagnosis. Another issue that needs to be part of your new healthy plan is monitoring. Prediabetes can advance at any time and with few symptoms into diabetes. And once it does, you need to receive treatment immediately to maintain your health.
There may be some debate about the nature of prediabetes and its link to diabetes, but it doesn’t really matter. The truth is that if you’re diagnosed with prediabetes it’s a risk to your health that you need to manage. This means monitoring your blood sugar and making lifestyle changes.
Monitoring your blood glucose levels isn’t always pleasant. You must prick your finger and bleed and it hurts. But this doesn’t mean that you can avoid it. There are medical advances underway that might help with this some time in the future. For example, smart lenses may one day be able to measure your blood glucose levels using tears and special patches may be able to use sweat. But these less invasive options are still in the future and for now you need to just accept the current test. So, if you have prediabetes, make sure that you’re monitoring your blood glucose levels regularly. And if they’re going up steadily, make an appointment with your doctor as soon as possible.
If you’re concerned about a health risk, try using HomeLab to keep track of your condition and any preventative measures you take. And if you see signs of a significant problem, you should check with your doctor as soon as possible.
Tags: health risk, diabetes, prediabetes