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What you need to know about this precursor condition to type 2 diabetes.
September 22, 2015
Prediabetes is a serious health condition characterized by high blood sugar levels. Learn who is at risk and what can be done to prevent type 2 diabetes.
Prediabetes, or elevated blood sugar, puts you at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes, especially if you are overweight, but you can take steps to prevent it.
The results of your blood tests are in, and your doctor explains that your blood glucose levels are abnormal, high enough to put you in a high-risk category for developing type 2 diabetes. The diagnosis: You have pre-diabetes.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 79 million people in the U.S. have prediabetes, a condition that often develops into type 2 diabetes.
Between type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes, more than 26 million people in the U.S. can be considered diabetic. What is equally as concerning is the fact that there are 7 million individuals who have the condition but have yet to be diagnosed.
Please indicate which of the following treatments you take for Type 2 Diabetes
Metformin or Glucophage
62%
Amaryl, Glucotrol or Glucotrol XL
3%
Glyset or Precose
0%
Actos or Avandia
2%
Prandin or Starlix
0%
Januvia, tradjenta or Onglyza
7%
Byetta or Victoza
3%
Meal-time Insulin (novolog, apidra or Humalog)
8%
Long acting Insulin (levemir or lantus)
15%
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