Diabetes mellitus - a scourge of our time. The number of cases of this disease is increasing every year. And there is also the "gray zone" - pre-diabetes, a condition where blood glucose levels are already higher than normal, but it is not high enough to make the diagnosis "diabetes mellitus type II." Let us understand what this "pre-diabetes" so, how it is detected, and what do those who put the diagnosis?
Physician concept of prediabetes
Diabetes mellitus - pathology, well-studied. Known mechanism of disorders of carbohydrate metabolism, which allows doctors to highlight the so-called "transition period" - the state of pre-diabetes, the intermediate zone between normal and disease.
The concept of pre-diabetes is fundamentally important because it is at this stage of the pathological changes in the body They can be stopped, while all other stages of the disease, even with proper treatment, already irreversible.
One of the main risk factors for the development of type II diabetes - heredity, but it should take into account the the fact that the disease genes are activated sure if lead unhealthy lifestyle full of harmful habits. So health is primarily dependent on the person who has the ability to stage prediabetes to adjust your diet to increase locomotor activity, quit smoking and alcohol. In this case, metabolic processes are normalized in more than 50% of cases despite the hereditary predisposition.
Risk factors
The development of pre-diabetes and diabetes contribute to:
- overweight;
- arterial hypertension;
- a violation of lipid metabolism;
- history of gestational diabetes (women).
Furthermore, age contributes to the development of disease (45+)
Actions in case of violations of carbohydrate metabolism
In order to arrest the progress of disorders of carbohydrate metabolism in the body, it should be:
1. Watch your weight, avoiding the formation of extra kilos.
2. Balanced diet (best is the "principle of a traffic light," when the red foods are better excluded from the diet, yellow - limit, and green - easy to use).
3. Add physical activity, without overloading.
Assays that detect violations
About impending or already existing diabetes clearly evidenced by the results of analyzes that reflect the blood glucose concentration. Such surveys need to be held regularly: those who are older than 45 years - at least every 3 years, and those who have already been diagnosed - annually.
Important:for precision studies of blood taken from a vein on an empty stomach (not eating in front of it you need as much as 12 hours).
The results of the analysis should be interpreted as follows:
- the concentration of glucose of less than 6.1 mmol / l - normal metabolism;
- value in the range 6.1-6.9 mmol / l - the state of prediabetes (impaired glucose tolerance);
- figure 7 more glucose mmol / l - diabetes.
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