Friday 18 November 2022 – 11:58 AM WIB
LIVE lifestyle – Diabetes become one of the most common diseases suffered by the world’s population. Unfortunately, many people with diabetes are unaware of the condition of blood sugar spikes because they show no symptoms leading to dangerous complications, which can actually be prevented by detecting prediabetes.
Medical Specialist in Diabetic Metabolic Endocrinologist, Prof. Dr. dr. Pradana Soewondo, sp. PD-KEMD., stated that prediabetes is a condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but have not yet met the criteria to be diagnosed as diabetes. People with prediabetes have a higher risk of developing diabetes than people without prediabetes. Scroll to see the full article.
“However, not many people are aware of the condition prediabetes because symptoms are minimal until it develops into diabetes and causes complications,” he explained in a Merck news release.
Without adequate prevention efforts, the development of prediabetes into type 2 diabetes can occur more rapidly. Because the data shows that seven out of ten patient prediabetes who are not given an intervention will progress to diabetes.
You also don’t have to wait for diabetes, prediabetes itself is likely to cause complications cardiovascular if not handled properly. From diabetes, complications can lead to vascular disease ranging from pain heartkidney, stroke.
Efforts to prevent prediabetes
