Pre-diabetes
- a violation of carbohydrate metabolism precedes the development of Type II
diabetes. It occurs in a latent form, the first unpleasant symptoms often
appear only in the development of the diabetic condition.
Independently
identify pre-diabetes is almost impossible, being the majority of people with
impaired glucose metabolism is quite satisfactory.
Pre-diabetes: symptoms and diagnosis
In
some cases, patients with pre-diabetes found complaints of fatigue, thirst,
blurred vision, but these symptoms are easy to find other reasons.
Therefore,
when suspected doctor prescribes blood on an empty stomach two hours after a
meal, as well as the stress test, which evaluates the level of blood sugar two
hours after ingestion of 75 grams of glucose dissolved in a glass of water.
Diagnosis in cases where:
Blood
glucose slightly elevated fasting - 6 to 6.9 mmol / l.
There
impaired glucose tolerance, that is, after the carbohydrate load test blood
sugar two hours increased to 8.9-12 mmol / L.
Who is at risk?
Since
pre-diabetes can be detected only by laboratory testing, people who are at risk
for the development of disorders of carbohydrate metabolism, is to regularly
check blood sugar.
The list includes:
Persons
who have close relatives with diabetes.
Women
with polycystic ovary syndrome or gestational diabetes transferred.
Those
suffering from overweight.
People
with high blood cholesterol levels.
People
aged over 45 years, especially in combination with other risk factors.
People
leading a sedentary lifestyle.
Patients
diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. It is characterized by a triad of symptoms:
abdominal obesity, that is, the deposition of fat in the abdomen, high blood
pressure, high cholesterol.
Early
diagnosis of pre-diabetes is very important, as it allows to take action and
prevent the development of serious diseases such as diabetes. Also, people with
impaired glucose tolerance, often suffer from heart disease - they have twice
the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke. It is important to start as
soon as possible treatment.
Pre-diabetes: what to do
Statistically
pre-diabetes it becomes diabetes in approximately 50% of patients. The reason
for that, as a rule, the failure of lifestyle change and the preservation of
negative eating habits. It is proved
that in violation of carbohydrate metabolism you just change the diet to a long
delay or even prevent the development of diabetes.
The
main condition of nutrition in pre-diabetes - control over the amount of sugar
and fat in the diet. The basis of the power should be vegetables, grains, foods
rich in protein and fiber. An important component of a healthy lifestyle is
also a physical activity.
When
overweight is necessary to achieve its reduction, because obesity - one of the
main risk factors for diabetes. By reducing the total weight of 10-15% can be
achieved normalization of blood glucose levels.
Pre-diabetes
- a hazardous condition, but it is reversible with timely diagnosis and
lifestyle changes.
