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However it does mean that you are prone to developing type 2 diabetes and heart problems if you do nothing about it. Find out about pre-diabetes and that which you can do...

Pre-diabetes means you most likely have more than normal blood-sugar levels but, fortuitously, maybe not large enough to be considered as being diabetic.

However it does mean if you do nothing about it that you're prone to developing diabetes and heart disease.

However, more regularly than maybe not, there are no physical symptoms to warn you if you're in a pre-diabetes phase. Therefore it is worth getting tested and, if you fall into any of these groups, ask a medical doctor if you are apt to be at risk of pre-diabetes:

• You are overweight and you are aged 45 or older

• Your fat is OK and you're aged 45+. Ask your physician throughout a routine check-up if screening is suitable for you

• You are a grown-up under age 45 and you're over weight

• You've high blood pressure; reduced HDL cholesterol and high triglycerides

• Your family has a history of diabetes

• There's a brief history of gestational diabetes in your household

• You have given birth to an infant weighing over 9 pounds

• You belong to an or minority group that's a top risk for diabetes, such as African American, American Indian, Asian American, Pacific Islander, or Hispanic American/Latino.

If after testing you learn that you do have pre-diabetes; your blood-sugar levels are rather greater than they should be although not in the diabetes range, positive action can be taken by you to reduce the danger of developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes, what's promising is.

• Reduce the quantity in your plate - eating slightly less helps reduce your risk factor.

• Avoid snacks; in the event that you must snack get a healthier rather than sugar-laden alternative.

• Drink a of water 10 minutes before eating which means you do not overindulge in food to take the edge of your appetite.

• Choose whole-grain foods or sugar-free foods.

• Take a bit more exercise; such as for example walking up the stairs rather than using the lift or an escalator.

When you're feeling hungry * Do not look for food. You will end up more tempted to get the foods that boost your blood-sugars; add on weight and broadly speaking produce a higer risk of moving from your pre-diabetes state into being truly a fully diagnosed type 2 diabetic.

Taking these and other basic actions may lower your risk of turning pre-diabetes in to diabetes.Dr Michael Ruscio 1280 Boulevard Way, Ste. 106 Walnut Creek CA 94595 concord functional medicine