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Pre-Diabetes Awareness: Gamblers Understand the Odds
Do you gamble? Play Texas Hold'em poker, casino games, or
lotteries? Then understanding your odds of winning is part of the
challenge.
Are you planning on living a long and healthy life? A life
free of aches and pains? A life full of excitement and adventure?
Great, then understanding the odds of developing diabetes will
surely cause you to take immediate action.
It is estimated that one in three Americans born in the year
2000 will develop diabetes. Those are terrifying odds.
Already, more than 18 million Americans live with diabetes and
that number is growing. What is even more alarming is the fact
that 5 million people don't even know they have diabetes.
A new buzz in the medical community calls it- Pre-Diabetes.
Today, roughly 41 million Americans have pre-diabetes which left
undetected and untreated, progresses into full-blown
diabetes.
The challenge with pre-diabetes is the fact that the condition
doesn't like to reveal itself with noticeable symptoms. Because
there are few, if any symptoms, most people will not bother
having screening tests performed. With pre-diabetes, noticeable
symptoms like frequent thirst and urination may not occur until
the disease has progressed and is already causing considerable
damage to your body. Most Type 2 diabetics don't have symptoms
because the onset of diabetes is so slow.
Don't gamble with your health. The odds of developing diabetes
are stacked against you.
The goal with identifying pre-diabetes is to prevent the onset
of diabetes from ever happening.
Your physician can determine if you have pre-diabetes with two
common tests. The fasting plasma glucose test (FPG) and the oral
glucose tolerance test (OGTT). Both require an overnight
fast.
The good news is that you can greatly improve your odds and
likely prevent diabetes with early detection and proper care.
Don't wait 'til it hurts. Ask your doctor about diabetes and
have your blood sugar checked several times a year.
For more information about diabetes, including a Diabetes Quiz
and a Free booklet, visit our website at:
http://hope4diabetes.com/info
This 20 page FREE booklet will provide you with in-depth
information on comprehensive diabetes care. The 7 principles, or
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David Anderson is a freelance health writer for
Hope4Diabetes.com. Awareness is the first step to preventing the
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