Preventing Pre-Diabetes

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It’s a growing health concern. Studies show more than three million people are living with type 2 diabetes. Teresa Spano, a naturopathic consultant with Lee Health, says what you eat, when you eat, and how you feel after you eat, can all help determine if you’re living with pre-diabetes. “Pre-diabetes is more referring to when your fasting glucose levels are going up, usually you can see the hemoglobin A1C that is starting to climb, it’s not necessarily in the diabetic range but it’s getting there.”

Discussing a patient’s sleep patterns, exercise, and diet can help determine if they’re at risk for developing diabetes. “There is a lot of gray area in between completely normal and actually being diabetic, which is where the pre-diabetic range is really where you can help people so much before they actually get to full blown diabetes,” said Spano.

Health experts may also use the waist to hip ratio to determine if patients are at risk. This ratio look at how the patient is carrying their weight: in their belly or in their hips and thighs? If patients have more belly fat, they are at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. “A lot of people just don’t really know that they are creeping up towards that, which is probably the scariest thing about it,” said Spano.

Experts encourage healthy diets of fruit, vegetables, and fiber, and limiting animal protein. “Exercise is so important when it comes to preventing diabetes. Sleep is always important as well, stress reduction. It’s really the core for everything you hear for staying healthy,” said Spano.

A blood test to check a patient’s A1C, triglyceride levels, and cholesterol can ultimately decide if a patient is at risk for type 2 diabetes.

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[raya]

I have pre diabetes but I can fix that easily I'm gonna start working out and running around my neboirhood and ima eat clean

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[pirateez]

I have dark spots on my neck so I went to the doctor and she said that if I don't change my diet I'll get diabetes (I'm 12 🙁)

[nsyiwcw]

I think I have diabetes and I'm scared

[Amazingtop-rbyc]

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[a.f.s.]

This is 1950’s wrong. Quit the sugar and carbs and watch your fasypting glucose levels drop like a log! Protein diet and keto, high fat diets work best.

[krishos]

I’m just saying something I’m vegetarian and I have prediabetes so what ever your diet is you can still get. And I have been a vegetarian my whole life

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I am suffering from hepatitis B virus. I have also diabetics. Please, suggest me can I drink this?If drink this Is there will be any side effect?

[Scorpion-jjbe]

My father has it and I have a chance of getting it

[FunnyGAex]

My leg is starting to feel numb after eating. Time to workout and flush my body out with healthy fiber foods. Fruits, veggies, and healthy meats. Most important for me. No more pop. Water. Natural water. That's where the money is at for me. Thank you for the video.
I'm going to visit a doctor tomorrow. Cause my dad has diabetes. So better to be safe than sorry, I say. :)

[speedracer]

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[lskplugzzz]

My mom did a blood sugar check on me and I got a 131 and I have to avoid eating a lot of sugar cuz my mom isn’t sure if I have diabetes and lastly my I been having a headache and I think I have a yeast infection and that is a symptoms of diabetes too and I been feel thirsty every time and I would be full when I eat food then 2 min passed and I’m hungry for no reason I had got pneumonia in 3 grade and I was lucky enough to have a little in my chest now I think I have diabetes when can I ever take a break ;(

[joepetrashek]

she says avoid protein! All carbs turn into glucose in the blood. So... avoid the carbs.

[davidcoomber]

So diet exercise and good sleep, to be healthy you need to be healthy

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Diet chart plays an important role to control diabetes. my aunt is a diabetic patient, he is using Dia-beta plus prescribed by Dr Vikram Chauhan. she also follow the diet chart given by him, now his blood sugar level is under control

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