Good News for Those with Type 2 Diabetes: Healthy Lifestyle Matters
Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder of insulin resistance — a reduced sensitivity to the action of insulin — which leads to high blood sugar, or hyperglycemia. Approximately 12% of American adults have type 2 diabetes, and more than one-third of Americans have prediabetes, a precursor to type 2 diabetes. This is a major […]
Prevent a slightly high blood sugar from progressing to diabetes
The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts By Howard LeWine, M.D. Q: I recently had a blood sugar test. The level was slightly higher than normal. Does this mean I have diabetes? A: No, it more likely means you have prediabetes. It’s a condition in which the blood sugar is higher than normal, but not […]
Incidence of diabetes and pre-diabetes on the rise
Source: Penn State Hershey Medical Center whatdoctorsknow.com A generation ago, there was no such thing as pre-diabetes. Well, the condition existed – it just wasn’t given a name or diagnosed the way it is now. Chris Fan, M.D., practice site director for the endocrinology and nephrology clinic at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, said news […]
