Pre-Diabetes Treatment Miami FL

November is American Diabetes Month.  New data suggests 54 million Americans may be on track to develop diabetes within the next 10 years. They have pre-diabetes, a condition where blood sugar is higher than normal, but not high enough to be classified as type 2 diabetes. A special report in the November issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource covers pre-diabetes and what can be done to prevent it from becoming type 2 diabetes, a potentially debilitating and life-threatening disease. Overlooking pre-diabetes is easy because there are often no symptoms. And blood tests for pre-diabetes aren’t administered routinely. People age 45 and older who have never been tested for diabetes should discuss pre-diabetes screening with a physician. A blood glucose test will likely be recommended for those with any of these risk factors:

• A family history of diabetes 
• A body mass index of 25 or higher 
• Low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL or “good”) cholesterol and high triglycerides (another blood fat) 
• High blood pressure 
• A history of gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy) or giving birth to a baby weighing more than 9 pounds 
• Polycystic ovary syndrome 
• An ethnicity disproportionately affected by diabetes, including African-American, American Indian, Hispanic-American/Latino and Asian-American/Pacific Islander