We’ve heard that elderly people and those with underlying health conditions are most at risk if they’re infected with coronavirus, but those can seem like really general terms. Who does that include? And why can they face more serious illness? “According to the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention], some of the underlying conditions that…Read More >

Prediabetes is a serious and growing problem in the United States. Nationally, 1 in 3 adults has prediabetes and most of them do not know they have it. Prediabetes is not just a concern for adults. A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report found that nearly 1 in 5 adolescents aged 12 to 18…Read More >

Nearly 1 in 5 adolescents aged 12-18 years, and 1 in 4 young adults aged 19-34 years, are living with prediabetes, according to a new CDC study published today in JAMA Pediatrics. Prediabetes is a health condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. The…Read More >

It’s a condition that affects 84 million U.S. adults and an increasing number of children, but many who have prediabetes are unaware of it. “One in three have it, but 9 in 10 don’t know they have it,” said Amy Kimberlain, diabetes educator at Baptist Health South Florida. “Typically when patients come in to see…Read More >

Many Wyomingites have diabetes — 39,000, to be specific. That’s according to 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System estimates, and 35,000 have been diagnosed with prediabetes, a condition in which higher than normal blood glucose levels may lead to Type 2 diabetes. By that measure, almost 13% of people in the state either have or…Read More >

Una “preenfermedad” se diagnostica cuando el resultado de un examen de detección no es del todo normal, pero está por debajo del límite para la enfermedad. Cuando te haces un examen de detección, por ejemplo para la presión arterial alta o diabetes, es probable que te digan que tienes prehipertensión o prediabetes. Pero ¿qué significa eso?…Read More >

A new University of Arizona program is helping people at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes take a step toward healthier living. Offered through the UA’s Cooperative Extension service, the Diabetes Prevention Program is a free, 12-month program that encourages lifestyle modifications that have been proven to reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes. The UA offers the…Read More >

Mientras que muchos son familiares con el tipo – 2 diabetes, pocos son conscientes de los prediabetes, una condición de salud seria que las influencias 86 millones de americanos (más de uno en tres adultos) y llevan a menudo para pulsar – la diabetes 2.1 La gente desarrolla casi siempre prediabetes antes de ser diagnosticado…Read More >

Having prediabetes does not necessarily mean you’re destined to develop the full-blown version of the disease. But to avoid diabetes down the road, you’ll likely have to make some lifestyle changes now. How the body normally works: Diabetes affects how the body uses blood sugar (glucose), which is vital to health because it’s the main source of energy…Read More >