Pre Diabetes Symptoms & Dangers

Pre-diabetes almost always occur before Type 2 diabetes develops. Pre-diabetes is that stage when the level of glucose in your blood is significantly above normal but is still below the threshold for diabetes. While majority of people with pre-diabetes may not experience any symptoms at all, others may feel the pre-diabetes symptoms that are remarkably similar to diabetes. These include an unusual thirst, excessive urination, intense hunger, obesity especially abdominal obesity, blurred vision, fatigue, and recurring infections or very slow healing of wounds.

A certain level of the blood sugar taken in a medical laboratory test will also show that you are suffering a pre-diabetes. Other visible symptoms of pre-diabetes also include darkened patches of skin developing around areas of the nape (back of the neck), elbows and on areas near joints where the skin is likely to get bent, stretched and creased. The patches originate from excess melanin pigments triggered by an excess of insulin. The name given to this condition is acanthosis nigricans.

Women may also display additional signs of pre-diabetes, such as having excess hair on their face and other parts of their body, severe acne, a menstruation which does not conform to the regular cycle, and they also find it difficult to get pregnant.

If you have any of the above symptoms and the following risk factors, it is highly recommended that you consult your health care professional as soon as possible.

* Your age is over 45 years old
* Waist line that is more than 35 inches for women, and more than 40 inches for men
* Sedentary or inactive lifestyle
* Above-normal blood glucose level (but below the diabetes level)
* High blood pressure
* HDL cholesterol level below 55 for women, and below 45 for men
* Triglycerides of more than 50
* Gestational diabetes in a previous pregnancy, or delivering a baby exceeding 9 pounds in birth weight
* Diabetes history within the family

If you have pre-diabetes, it is crucial that you begin to make some healthy choices. Losing weight, selecting the right healthy foods, and doing physical exercise or activity for a minimum of half an hour a day will help you delay or prevent pre-diabetes.

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