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Risk Factors for Prediabetes. There are many factors that put you at a higher risk of developing prediabetes. As with many health conditions, you have control over some risk factors but not others.
This pain often starts suddenly and affects one side of the body, although may spread to both sides. This is often followed by variable weakness in the proximal muscles of the lower limbs such as the thigh and buttocks. The damage to nerves supplying specific muscles may cause muscle twitching (fasciculations) in addition to the weakness. It is ...
Prediabetes is a component of metabolic syndrome and is characterized by elevated blood sugar levels that fall below the threshold to diagnose diabetes mellitus.It usually does not cause symptoms but people with prediabetes often have obesity (especially abdominal or visceral obesity), dyslipidemia with high triglycerides and/or low HDL cholesterol, and hypertension. [1]
Prediabetes is like a “check engine light” for your body, signaling that it’s time to make changes before serious complications develop. But with the right steps, you can prevent or delay ...
The mechanisms of diabetic neuropathy are poorly understood. At present, treatment alleviates pain and can control some associated symptoms, but the process is generally progressive. As a complication, there is an increased risk of injury to the feet because of loss of sensation (see diabetic foot).
Prediabetes happens when your body stops using insulin as efficiently as it should. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas. It works like a key, opening the door to your cells and allowing ...
Here, hyperglycemia symptoms and prevention. Prediabetes occurs when you have higher than normal blood sugars, but not high enough to be deemed diabetes. Here, hyperglycemia symptoms and prevention.
Diabetic cardiomyopathy, damage to the heart muscle, leading to impaired relaxation and filling of the heart with blood (diastolic dysfunction) and eventually heart failure; this condition can occur independent of damage done to the blood vessels over time from high levels of blood glucose. [33]