Pre-Diabetes

After 40 life changes.  Does it ever.  All of a sudden terms like metabolic syndrome, cholesterol, blood pressure, creep into conversations.  You can take it seriously, or not.

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions — increased blood pressure, elevated insulin levels, excess body fat around the waist or abnormal cholesterol levels — that occur together, increasing your risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/metabolic+syndrome/DS00522

Prediabetes means that your blood sugar level is higher than normal, but it's not yet increased enough to be classified as type 2 diabetes. Still, without intervention, prediabetes is likely to become type 2 diabetes in 10 years or less. And, if you have prediabetes, the long-term damage of diabetes — especially to your heart and circulatory system — may already be starting. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/prediabetes/ds00624

If you, or someone you know have symptoms of metabolic syndrome or pre-diabetes…I recommend that you check out information from a reputable web site.  I like the Mayo Clinic but also look at Health Central.  I have followed David Mendosa for a number of years and have read Gretchen Becker.

They will be hosting a one hour teleconference on Pre-diabetes.  Gretchen and David write about diabetes at HealthCentral. They started working together about 15 years ago, soon after they learned that they had type 2 diabetes.

Wednesday, May 12 will be the focus of a HealthCentral's teleconference.  The call is at 8 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. Central, 6 p.m. Mountain, and 5 p.m. Pacific.  The call-in number is 1 (800) 977-8002. The access code is 82611869#.  For more information see: http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/111302/talk-prediabetes

We think we are the doctors, We are the disease.

Alexander Herzen