how is pre-diabetes different from diabetes?

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What are the different types of diabetes?

Answer 1

Definition: People with prediabetes have blood sugar levels higher than normal but lower than in diabetes. They have an elevated risk of developing diabetes, and also appear to have an elevated risk of certain diabetic-type complications such as heart attack.

Answer 2

A1C level: In pre-diabetes, enough Insulin is still being secreted to control the blood sugar level. But the pancreas is burning out. Typically, a blood test called A1c is between 5.5-6.5. In diabetes, the Insulin no longer can control the blood sugar and the A1c is above 6.5.

Answer 3

Blood Sugar: Pre-diabetes is defined as elevated blood sugars above normal but below the threshold for diagnosing as true diabetes. Some ranges place pre-diabetes as fasting blood sugars between 100-126. The american diabetes association reports that approximately 11% of pre-diabetics develop diabetes over the next 3 years and most will by approximately 10 years.

Answer 4

No: Colitis (inflammatory bowel diseases) and type 2 diabetes ("adult" diabetes) are not related illnesses. Both are chronic diseases, and some unlucky people do have both diseases. Patients with both conditions sometimes have difficulty managing the two problems at the same time.

Answer 5

No: No direct correlation but diabetes can certainly contribute to it.

Answer 6

Yes.: Diverticulitis, by definition, is a bacterial infection arising from a hole in the colon. Any infection may complicate the management of diabetes.

Answer 7

If you have: Divericulitis with fever and elevated WBC with or without an abscess, this could cause your diabetes to get out of control and cause severe, life threatening complications. If you have an infection and diabetes, the infection needs to be properly diagnosed and treated promptly not one or 2 days later.

Answer 8

Converse: The converse is true - diabetes can potentiate the complications of diverticulitis.

Answer 9

Maybe: Diabetes makes it harder to fight off all infections and increases the likelihood of complications.

Answer 10

Not always: Having diabetes doesn't automatically put you at increased risk, especially if you are otherwise healthy and your diabetes is under good control. The best thing to do is to address your overall health (exercise, diet, attitude) while getting specific treatment for your diabetes and legionnaires.

Answer 11

Kidney disease: Diabetes, especially if not controlled, will negatively affect kidney function, notably with respect to that organ's vital function in stimulating blood cell production. The kidneys do so by secreting a hormone that leads to red cell production.

Answer 12

Only kidney disease: So if anemic, likely not related to diabetes look for other cause! see md.

Answer 13

Risk factors: If you have risk factors for diabetes, you should get tested early so you can intervene early if positive. Risk factors (selected) are: obesity, family history of diabetes, sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy eating habits.History of gestational diabetes, polycystic ovarian syndromes, older age, metabolic syndrome, history of giving birth to a baby > 9 lbs....

Answer 14

More than do: There are many people with diabetes who are undiagnosed. I recommend that all adults have there glucose checked yearly at a routine physical. And anyone who us having symptoms of diabetes should be checked.

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