Saturday, September 30, 2006

Diabetes Care: Diabetes Care Improvements Shown by Government Study

Diabetes care has improved over the past decade, according to a recently-published study conducted by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health (CDC).
"Between the mid-1990s and now, there have been encouraging improvements in the quality of diabetes care. Gains have been identified in control of cholesterol and somewhat in glucose control; in the use of aspirin, influenza and pneumococcal vaccines; and regular exams of eyes, feet, and teeth." – Source: www.cdc.gov/diabetes/news/

As part of diabetes care, "there are good treatments to prevent diabetes complications."

Please see: Reducing Blood Sugar Naturally.

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Friday, September 01, 2006

Impaired Fasting Glucose: Diabetes Precursor?

Impaired Fasting Glucose

Impaired fasting glucose is a pre-diabetic stage in which blood glucose levels are elevated above normal values, but are lower than the blood glucose levels at which diabetes is diagnosed. Left uncontrolled, impaired fasting glucose will likely progress over years into frank diabetes.
Diabetes is a disease that occurs when a person's body doesn't make enough insulin or can't use insulin properly. If left untreated, it may result in blindness, heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and amputations. There are two types of diabetes. Type 1 occurs when the body doesn't produce any insulin. People with type 2 diabetes either don't produce enough insulin or their cells ignore the insulin. Nearly 95% of people with diabetes have type 2.

Before people get type 2 diabetes, they usually go through a pre-diabetic stage in which they have what is called impaired fasting glucose (IFG). In people who have IFG [impaired fasting glucose], blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough to say they have diabetes. People who have IFG [impaired fasting glucose] have a high risk of getting diabetes. They also are more likely to have a heart attack.

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You are at risk for getting IFG [impaired fasting glucose] or diabetes if any of the following are true:

* You are overweight or obese.
* You have a parent, brother or sister who has diabetes.
* You were diagnosed with diabetes during pregnancy or had a baby who weighed more than 9 pounds at birth.
* You belong to any of the following ethnic groups: African American, Native American, Latin American or Asian/Pacific Islander.
* You have high blood pressure (above 140/90 mm Hg).
* Your high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level (“good” cholesterol) is less than 40 mg per dL (for men) or less than 50 mg per dl (for women), or your triglyceride level is higher than 250 mg per dL. -- Source: "Impaired Fasting Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes," published at http://familydoctor.org/821.xml .

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