What are Borderline Diabetes Symptoms?

Borderline diabetes, also known as pre-diabetes is a condition that typically develops before progressing to full-blown type 2 diabetes. Also known as glucose intolerance or impaired fasting glucose, it means that although you have higher than normal blood glucose levels, they are not high enough to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Overview If you have borderline diabetes, the pancreas still produces adequate insulin in response to carbohydrates you’ve ingested. However, the amount of insulin produced is still less effective at getting rid of sugar from your bloodstream, so blood sugar levels remain higher than…

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Diabetes Symptoms: Learn to Spot the Symptoms of Diabetes Early

If you listen to your body, you may be able to detect early symptoms of diabetes and are more likely to reverse the disease before it becomes too serious. Remember that diabetes mellitus type 2 is almost always a preventable disease. You may never experience the symptoms of type 2 diabetes - if you are willing and ready to make a firm commitment to a healthy life today! Types of diabetes: There are several types of diabetes and most are preventable. Diabetes mellitus type 1 is not definitively known causes and/or treatment. This is also…

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Recognizing Diabetes Symptoms

If you happen to be a diabetic or know someone who is, recognizing what diabetic symptoms are, is very important. This also applies to you if you have a strong family history of diabetes - as you will want to be aware of symptoms if and when you develop the disease too. Type 2 diabetes usually starts out as a silent disease. Most people with diabetes are unaware they have it. They may dismiss their symptoms – fatigue, lethargy, poor vision, irritability, reduced libido, passing urine more frequently or having to get out of bed…

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Signs and Symptoms of Hyperglycemia

An Overview of the Symptoms of Hyperglycemia Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) is a condition that typically occurs when the amount of glucose in the blood is too high. Although hyperglycemia usually affects diabetics, it can also occur in people without diabetes or other underlying conditions. Some of the main factors that can cause hyperglycemia in people with diabetes include illness, changes in physical activity and diet, not taking enough or skipping glucose-lowering drugs, or non-diabetes medication. Hyperglycemia needs immediate medical attention because if uncontrolled, it can easily lead to a wide range of life-threatening complications,…

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Childhood Diabetes Syndrome

A 2017 report by the National Institutes of Health shows that 208,000 kids under the age of 20 years had received a diagnosis of diabetes (both type 1 and type 2) in the U.S. Each year, the prevalence of type 1 diabetes increases by 4.8% and type 1 diabetes by 1.8%. From 2011 to 2012, 5,300 people aged 10 to 19 years were diagnosed with diabetes and 17,900 children under 20 years received a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. Children who develop diabetes have a greater risk of developing other health challenges later in life.…

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