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Should I be tested for diabetes?
Anyone 45 years old or older should consider getting tested for diabetes. If you are 45 or older and overweight (see BMI chart), it is strongly recommended that you get tested. If you are younger than 45, overweight, and have one or more of the risk factors, you should consider testing. Ask your doctor for a fasting blood glucose test or an oral glucose tolerance test. Your doctor will tell you if you have normal blood glucose, pre-diabetes, or diabetes.
What does it mean to have pre-diabetes?
It means you are at risk for getting type 2 diabetes and heart disease. The good news is if you have pre-diabetes you can reduce the risk of getting diabetes and even return to normal blood glucose levels. With modest weight loss and moderate physical activity, you can delay or prevent type 2 diabetes. If your blood glucose is higher than normal but lower than the diabetes range (what we now call pre-diabetes), have your blood glucose checked in 1 to 2 years.
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Diabetes News
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People with a family history of diabetes and those carrying extra weight should visit their GP to learn how to minimise the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, AMA Vice President Dr Gary Speck said , as National Diabetes Week kicked off.
Leading health charity Diabetes UK today warns that more than half a million people in the UK may face a future of ill health because they have Type 2 diabetes but don't know it. Diabetes is a serious condition which can lead to heart disease, blindness, amputation, kidney failure and shorter life expectancy.
Adults with Type 1 Diabetes who live in Ontario will get their insulin pumps free, says the Ontario Government. This is part of $741 million in new funding on a comprehensive diabetes four-year strategy to 'prevent, manage and treat diabetes'.
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) applauds the U.S. Congress for voting in favor of extending the Special Diabetes Programs (SDP) for two more years. Today, the U.S. Senate voted in support of a Medicare package that included a two-year extension of the Special Diabetes Programs. The measure recently passed in the U.S. House of Representatives as well.
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is urging Australians to adopt a healthier lifestyle against the backdrop of National Diabetes Week. The awareness raising event runs from 13 - 19 July. "General practitioners are often the first point of contact in the health system for people with Type 2 diabetes.
