If you've been diagnosed with diabetes, you're at a higher risk than nondiabetics of developing several cardiovascular and circulatory diseases. If you're pre-diabetic, however, you still have time to turn things around. Behavioral changes...
Pre-diabetics have blood glucose levels higher than normal but not as high as those of type 2 diabetics. About 79 million adult Americans -- 35 percent of the population aged 20 or older -- had pre-diabetes in 2010, according to the Centers for...
Pre-diabetes is a condition characterized by blood sugar levels that are higher than normal but lower than the levels necessary for a diabetes diagnosis. According to the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, most people with pre-diabetes...
A fasting glucose test is a procedure designed to measure your blood levels of glucose after you go without eating for at least eight hours. Moderately elevated results from this test indicate the presence of a condition called impaired fasting...
If your doctor diagnoses you with prediabetes, losing weight may cut your chances of developing Type 2 diabetes by more than half. Changes in your diet can also help you lower your blood pressure and reduce your cholesterol level -- two...
Diabetes is diagnosed with a blood glucose test. If you have a reading between 100 and 125 mg/deciliter, you have impaired fasting glucose, or pre-diabetes. That can lead to diabetes and other complications, such as heart disease. To manage your...
Pre-diabetes is a condition where blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not as high as in type 2 diabetes. Other terms used to refer to pre-diabetes are impaired glucose tolerance, or impaired fasting glucose. The Diabetes Prevention...
Sustained high blood sugar in adults is a symptom or precursor of impending disease. The amount of glucose, or sugar in the blood is reflected by a simple blood test usually involves a finger stick. A fasting blood glucose level higher than 100 mg...
The pre-agricultural human diet, more commonly known as the Paleo Diet, mimics the dietary practices of humans before the agricultural developments of the Neolithic period. Loren Cordain, author of "The Paleo Diet," says this diet is best suited...
If you have diabetes, a healthy eating plan should help you lose weight, if needed, and regulate your blood sugar levels. Diabetic food exchanges can help because they group foods according to how they affect your blood sugar. If you have diabetes...
For people with diabetes, planning a menu is an important step in controlling blood sugars. Monitoring carbohydrate intake and eating consistently from meal to meal and day to day can help with diabetes control. The amount of carbohydrates and...
Roughly 57 million Americans have pre-diabetes, According to the American Diabetes Association. Pre-diabetes is a condition characterized by elevated blood glucose levels. Most individuals develop pre-diabetes before being diagnosed with Type 2...
The number of meals you eat per day matters less than the composition of those meals, both in terms of portion size and nutrient balance. Purdue University researchers reported in the April 2011 issue of the journal "Obesity" that eating three...
