Pre-diabetes occurs before diabetes. Pre-diabetes is described as a condition where your blood sugar is elevated but not high enough to qualify you as diabetic.
Years ago I was officially diagnosed with diabetes, I had syndrome X and sleep apnea both cause slow weight gain, slow increases in blood pressure and cholesterol levels. The key word here is slow.
This part of my humble and warped way of thinking is what makes diabetes so diabolical – it sneaks up on you and before you know it, you’ve got it. slowly.
My lifestyle at that time included working 10-14 hours at a desk job most days, eating poorly, not getting enough exercise, and slowly becoming pre-diabetic. I was gaining weight and unknowingly I was slowly starting to kill myself.
If I had a doctor who knew what he was doing, I would have had a fasting plasma glucose test (FPG). Normal fasting blood glucose is below 100 mg/dL. A person with pre-diabetes has a fasting blood glucose level between 100 and 125 mg/dl. If the blood sugar level is 126 mg/dl or more, then the person has diabetes.
Once the cycle starts, it is not so difficult to stop it if you stop it in time. Knowledge is the key. For me it started when I was about 45. The snackaholic and chucky couch potato I was. What’s better than to crash after a 12 hour day and watch the tube with some soda and some chips.
I was a smoker and also relished my adult beverages which didn’t help.
Like almost anything, you’re not likely to do anything unless you know about it. Being aware of the enormity of the problem and the consequences of inaction is an essential first step.
Studies show that an aggressive action plan at the first onset of pre-diabetes can delay the worst of diabetes and possibly stave off the disease altogether. Trust me this is what you want.
what is included? Exercise and weight loss are much easier than life in your 30s and 40s, when it’s too late.
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Source by Jack Krohn
