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Preventing Type 2 Diabetes |
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What is Pre-diabetes?
Pre-diabetes describes a condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal but have not yet reached a diagnosis of diabetes.
It is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Nearly one in four adults over the age of 25 years has either diabetes or a pre diabetes condition known as impaired glucose metabolism. There are two conditions that fit into this category. One is called Impaired Fasting Glucose (also known as Impaired Fasting Glycaemia or IFG) and the other is Impaired Glucose Tolerance or IGT.
There is still a lot more to be learned about pre-diabetes. Without treatment, not everyone with Impaired Fasting Glucose (Glycaemia) will progress to Impaired Glucose Tolerance or type 2 diabetes. Likewise, not everyone with Impaired Glucose Tolerance will progress to type 2 diabetes.
To find out if you're at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, do the survey on page 2 of the AUSDRISK -risk assessment tool.
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