Pre Diabetes
Pre Diabetes questions and answers
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Q: pre diabetes?
even if you have a normal fasting blood sugar but you have many of the symptoms of diabetes (poor eye sight, excessive thirst, fatigue, headaches, moodyness) could you still be diabetic? or have pre diabetes?
A: Yes, watch your sugar.
Q: Pre-Diabetes?
I went to get a blood test for diabetes and my fasting blood glucose level was 102. I know this is slightly higher than normal, but does this absolutely mean that I'll get diabetes? It doesn't run anywhere in my family. I'm not overweight..if anything I'm underweight. I could stand to eat and exercise a bit more. I don't have any other health problems. Is it possible to get your blood glucose back to a normal healthy level with just better diet and exercise? I also wonder if certain medications can raise your blood sugar? I only take prozac, which would seem like a strange thing to do that.
I also forgot to mention that the day I got it tested, I was still getting over a really nasty viral infection that I had in the days prior. I'm sure this had something to do with it too, but I still won't take my chances. I want to be healthy.
A: It could be a fluke. Any sort of stress or illness could push the glucose level up. In your case, it's not that much. I wouldn't worry about it unless it gets higher and stays there test after test. It wouldn't be a bad idea to get a glucose monitor of your own. Chances are, next time it will be in the 90s or less.
Be advised that this might be a good time to study up on diabetes. Just because no one else in the family has it, doesn't exempt you. I've done a ton of reading on this and diet plays a bigger role in it than most people think. Check out some of the links on my profile.
Q: Pre Diabetes?
I had a routine physical in September and my fasting glucose results were abnormal - 121. Since then I've had two, two hour glucose tolerance tests, one in October and the one in November.
October fasting glucose 117, after two hours 157
November fasting glucose 108, after two hours 173 (Fasting number is dropping, two hour number increasing)
A1C test was 5.4%
My question is, I take a Beta Blocker for migraines. After consulting my neurologist I weaned myself off the beta blocker for two weeks before I took the November tolerance test. I'm not over weight, six foot three, 205 lbs and I don't have any symptoms for diabetes. With my height and weight I'm not the usual diabetes type II candidate and I feel fine. Has any one else had a similar experience or results while being on a beta blocker or similar numbers for being a "normal" height and weight? I'm meeting with my Doctor again tomorrow, just was looking for some feedback. (He's seems perplexed)
A: "Facilitation of hypoglycemia — Epinephrine, acting via the beta-adrenergic receptors, has important effects on glucose metabolism. It increases glucose production by stimulating both glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis from amino acids, glycerol, and pyruvate. It also increases the delivery of these gluconeogenic substrates from the periphery, inhibits glucose utilization by several tissues, and, via the alpha-2-receptors, inhibits insulin secretion.
All of these actions help to protect against the development of hypoglycemia. In addition, epinephrine also induces early warning symptoms of neuroglycopenia, such as sweating and anxiety.
The net effect is that beta blockers (especially nonselective agents) can retard recovery from insulin-induced hypoglycemia. These reactions are more likely to be severe because of diminished or absent early warning signs. The effects on glucose metabolism may be less prominent, however, with beta-1 selective drugs and those with ISA. In addition, there was no significant increased risk of serious hypoglycemia among patients with diabetes mellitus taking nonselective beta blockers in one report ."
-http://cmbi.bjmu.edu.cn/uptodate/cardiac%20arrhythmias/Antiarrhythmic%20drugs/Major%20side%20effects%20of%20beta%20blockers.htm
You may be labelled as potential or latent diabetic, so you may need periodic check up of fasting sugar as well as HbA1c. Beta blockers probably have nothing to do with this, although your doc may like to shift you to some other drug.
Good luck!
Q: Can having pre diabetes cause you to have problems with your gums?
I was diagnosed with having pre diabetes over 2 years ago. A few months ago, I went to the dentist and he told me I needed a deep cleaning because I am starting to get gum disease. I take care of my teeth and I brush and floss so I dont know how this is possible? I was told by a friend of mine who has diabetes that it is common to have gum problems when you get diabetes. Has anyone else has problems with their gums?
A: Infections are more common in diabetics, so probably this would apply to gum infections also.
Q: I am pre-diabetic. What kind of diet and nutrician program do I need to follow in order to avoid diabetes?
Do I need to avoid sugar completely?
What are some specific foods that work in my new diet?
Any additional advice on living with and coping with pre diabetes would be appreciated?
A: I would suggest doing so, yes. Sugar is taboo when you are pre-diabetic. I recommend cutting out all "white" foods, i.e., white rice, white bread, potatoes and corn. Switch to brown rice (which is pretty tasty), wheat or multigrain bread. Stay away from sodas and drink plenty of water.
Wouldn't hurt to incorporate exercise in your daily living.
Q: I am having pre-diabetes condition yet i took in 1 ice cream and other things, could i have got diabetes?
I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes but I brought down my blood sugar to normal , yet recently i took in 1 ice cream cone, several seedless grapes, 2 oranges and 2 bananas. Could these eatables have given me diabetes, as I have not yet gone for the tests?
A: I have Type 2 diabetes, the impaired ability of the body to regulate the level of sugar in the bloodstream. Because of my size and lifestyle I was always going to be at risk - very tall, overweight, though not defined as obese.
As you get older the risk increases because of fat build-up; moreso that I would have thought, until it happened to me.
The ice-cream is the greatest risk in the list you have provided; because it contains fats (and sugars). The glucose and fructose in the rest will raise the blood sugar level. Bananas are a great source for rapidly recovering from a low (hypo) by type 1 diabetics - AND they have no fat!
You will not get type 2 diabetes from eating that list of foods, even in one setting.
However, you will increase the likelihood of developing diabetes if you eat foods that are high in sugar in conjunction with fatty/oily foods. It's the fats that prevent the insulin getting to the cells to use the sugars, so the sugar levels in the blood stay high and contribute to the other problems of diabetes, including circulatory disease, etc.
So it's both the fats and sugars that increase the risk of NIDDM [non-insulin dependent diabetes meletes (sic?)]
No those edibles did not give you diabetes; your excesses of them will increase your likelihood of develpong, not catching, diabetes.
Q: Is it true that if you lose weight you have a lower risk of pre diabetes?
I was wondering if you lose weight do you have a lower risk of getting pre diabetes? Diabetes is on my dads side of the family. I'm starting to eat healty like good carbs and good sugar from fruits and vegetables. I'm also losing weight as well. Also I was wondering do fruits and vegetables prevent diabetes even they do have the good sugar.
sorry for the typo towards the end.
Does anybody know what I should eat or do to have the pancrease to anable to produce insulin.
A: Yes, it is beneficial for you to lower your weight, if you are overweight.
Yes, there is sugar in some vegetables and most fruits, if not all. That is why is is a RULE to eat protein, with those foods, every time. For example, instead of eating an apple, eat an apple with peanut butter or an apple with cheese. Drink milk with cookies and/or cereal.
And take excellent suppliments. Sea Vegg is very good, because the nutrients from the sea are 10 times as good as those from the land. To learn more about that, go to
http://www.TVwealth4U.com, and click on "Shows" to watch a program about it. Then click on "Products" and order it, if you'd like, on Order Assurance program. You need to take it for at least 3 months, before evaluation. Sometimes you'll see resluts earlier. It just depends on how nutrient-depleted you are.
Q: I need new health coverage. I have pre-diabetes, or am diabetic. I have been denied 5 times and need to know?
I have been denied 5 times and need to know what companies insure those with pre-diabetes or diabetes. I also want one that has the best coverage for the lowest amount.
I will need the insurance for about 2 years. I am a full time student, self-employed in Direct Sales, 39 years old, and a widow. I live in Tennessee.
A: Hi Mandy
There is an article you probably want to check
In the article they 're reviewing the TOP 5 “Resources for Diabetes Care"
To qualify them, they have selected 3 basic criteria:
1. Quality Content
2. Useful Information
3. Valuable Tips
You probably will find some resources more interesting and useful than others. But in general terms they all provide very valuable information which I believe really worth considering. Click the link below to find out more
Hope you find useful, Good luck
Q: pre diabetes eating lollies causes bad nausea?
I have been diagnosed as pre diabetes, still not sure what this is. I have no symptoms of diabetes like thirst, urnination but whenever I eat lollies I really feel like throwing up, is this because of this condition.
A: The key to dealing with your condition is understanding it, so you hae better awareness of the effects the choices you make have on your overall health.
Prediabetes is a condition where not all the diagnostic criteria for diabetes are met, and where the patients are at an actual risk for developing type 2 diabetes. It's also clinically termed "impaired glucose tolerance", and it is actually considered a very early stage of diabetes at which point the full development of the diabetes type 2 condition becomes more or less a matter of time, and as such you do not have all the symptoms of diabetes, and unless you do not make the right choices for your health, the progression of this condition to diabetes takes about 2-3 years.
Generally speaking, what that means is that your body is developing insulin resistence, which means that the amounts of insulin naturally produced in your body are not sufficient to metabolize designated nutrients and engage your liver, muscle and fat cells.
Please be aware that this condition is not to be taken lightly just because you do not have the full-blown symptoms yet. The severity of your insulin resistence is highly dependant on the nutrition you intake currently. If you ingest more sugars and carbohydrates than your body needs, it -will- develop a higher insulin resistence which is generally a more severe form of diabetes. In the other hand, if you follow a controlled diet, there's a good chance that prediabetes doesn't progress into diabetes type 2 anytime in the near future.
Your weight and family history are also two key factors-- the chances of developing diabetes are higher if there are incidents of type 2 diabetes in your family-- this isn't something you can control, really, but you can always make the right choice and delay the onset of the full condition. IF you are overweight, however, you will need to shed enough pounds back to the normal range in order to prevent diabetes.
A low fat diet, regular exercise (even walking for at least an hour a day can make a vast difference), consume healthy amounts of sugars in your diet but do not consume unnecessary foods with high sugar contents. At this point, when you consume something like lollies, which are very rich in sugar, your body cannot digest/metabolize them properly and it can actually cause you to become nauseated, regardless of whether you have met all the other criteria for diabetes and have developed all other symptoms or not.
Prediabetes is becoming a very widespread condition nowadays, and unfortunately, many people take it lightly as they do not experience any serious symptoms, and as it doesn't sound like anything serious. And the age at which people are diagnosed with it is becoming frighteningly early. Please do not take it lightly, and make the right choices for your health. I have done my best to explain this to the best of my knowledge, and I do hope you benefit from it.
Q: What are the symptoms of pre-diabetes that do not have diabetes?
Where your blood sugur is high but not high enough for diabetes.And do not have the classic symptoms like eating lots ,drinking lots ,going to the bathroom alot ,tired ,weak and sore woods .
A: More often than not, prediabetes does not show any signs or symptoms. You could have prediabetes and not even know it.
It is important to know the symptoms of high blood sugar and be on the lookout for them.
* Increased thirst.
* Dry mouth.
* Increased urination.
* Increased hunger.
* Unexplained weight loss.
* Fatigue.
* Blurred vision.
* Infections, cuts and bruises that heal slowly.
* Trouble with skin, gum, or bladder infections.
* Feeling cranky.
* Numbness or tingling of the hands and/or feet.
* Nausea and occasionally vomiting.
* High levels of sugar in the blood when tested.
* High levels of sugar in the urine when tested.
* Areas of darkened skin.
Q: what is the difference in pre-diabetes & hypoglycemia?
I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes a month ago but the doctor prescribed meds called precose for hypoglycemia. I am a bit confused. Can someone help. Thanks
A: Precose isnt a drug for hypoglycemia, its a hypoglycemic drug.. Meaning it reduces your blood glucose level.
Hyperglycemia (high blood glucose levels) is a feature of prediabetes/diabetes.
Q: What is the difference between having Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes?
Whats the difference and do they have the same symptoms.... like of knowing u may have diabetes?
A: There really isn't much difference. A lot depends on who you ask. Prediabetes simply means that you are insulin resistant. Think of it as a warning that if you don't start taking care of yourself, you're going to require medical intervention soon. Learn more on my diabetes info page: http://www.geocities.com/seabulls69/Type_II_Diabetes.html
Q: Is a sign of pre diabetes being hungry all the time?
I am hungry literally almost all of the time, I will have a big meal and be hungry in only one to two hours. I have PCOS, I was diagnosed when i was 16. Now I am 21, and have since gained weight since my diagnosis. I am concerned I am not pre diabetic or diabetic. My fasting glucose levels is 93. Do this sound like I may be pre diabetic? What do I do then?
A: If your fasting glucose is 93 then you DEFINITELY do not have it, but I would still check with your doctor to see why, because something could be wrong with you.
Q: I have pre diabetes, how much of a chance do I have of becoming diabetic?
I was diagnosed in January 2008 and I haven't been feeling good lately. I don't know if that has anything to do with me developing diabetes or not. and please dont say I should see my doctor, I am planning on it. but I want to know how much of a chance do I have of becoming diabetic.
A: 55%
Q: How long does it take for pre-diabetes to develop into type 2 diabetes?
I heard that it usually takes a year.
A: Immediately.
There IS NO "pre diabetes". that is a term some doctors use to keep from scarring their patients, because when the patient hears that they are diabetic, they often run out seeking "magic cures" and fail to return to the doctor. Thus, they refuse the necessary treatments, and end up getting sicker and sicker.
If your blood sugars a consistently high, then you ARE diabetic, and you need treatment NOW.
DO NOT MESS WITH THIS DISEASE! If you believe that you somehow have a "grace period" to get well again, your are sadly -- possibly fatally -- mistaken.
Work with your doctor toward an AGGRESSIVE treatment, including strict dietary control, increased exercise, and oral medications NOW to prevent the need for insulin injections, amputation, kidney transplants, or a long and lonely life in a nursing home later.