1 / 1

H o w t o T ell if Y o u H a v e Pre d i a b e t es

How to tell if you have prediabetes Cherokee Nation. H o w t o T ell if Y o u H a v e Pre d i a b e t es

terry
Download Presentation

H o w t o T ell if Y o u H a v e Pre d i a b e t es

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. How to tell if you have prediabetes Cherokee Nation • HowtoTell if YouHavePrediabetes • Whilediabetesandprediabetes occur inpeopleof all agesandraces, some groupshaveahigher risk fordevelopingthediseasethanothers. Diabetesis morecommoninAfricanAmericans, Latinos,NativeAmericans, andAsian Americans/PacificIslanders,as well as theagedpopulation.This meanstheyare alsoatincreasedriskfordevelopingprediabetes. • Therearethreedifferent tests yourdoctorcanusetodeterminewhetheryou haveprediabetes: • TheA1C test • Thefastingplasmaglucosetest (FPG) • ortheoral glucosetolerancetest (OGTT). • Thebloodglucoselevels measuredafterthesetestsdeterminewhetheryou haveanormalmetabolism, orwhetheryouhaveprediabetesordiabetes. • If yourbloodglucoselevel is abnormalfollowingtheFPG, youhaveimpaired fastingglucose(IFG); ifyourbloodglucoselevel is abnormalfollowingtheOGTT, youhaveimpairedglucosetolerance(IGT).Botharealsoknownas prediabetes. AmericanDiabetesAssociationWebsite,2011

More Related