o ebb next week. kristen: ok, kevin, thank you. most people have probably heard about diabetes and likely know someone who has it. there are several different causes of diabetes, but what most of us don't realize is that prediabetes is a serious
condition that affects 1 in three adults in the u.s. new hampshire's state epidemiologist, dr. ben chan, joins us now. good afternoon to you, doctor. let's start by telling what prediabetes is. dr. chan: it is a condition
where a person develops higher than normal blood sugar level. when we consume food, our bodies absorb the sugar into the bloodstream so that the cells and tissues in the body can use that sugar is energy. in order for the cells to take up a blood sugar, hormone called
insulin is required, which is naturally produced in the body in an organ called the pancreas. diabetes and prediabetes are diseases were a person either doesn't produce enough insulin or their bodies have become resistant to insulin and can't use it correctly.
this is normally a process that develops progressively overtime as the person's body develops and the resistance to the insulin, management by obesity by the way -- mainly driven by obesity, by the way, somebody's blood sugar begins to rise . prediabetes is a transition zone
between somebody was normal blood sugar and when they develop overt diabetes-level pleasures. kristen: ok, what are some risk factors for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes? dr. chan: type is the process i was describing th
-- before. the men modifiable risk factors for diabetes and prediabetes are obesity and physical inactivity. diabetes and prediabetes themselves are risk factors for other serious health
complications, such as heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, blindness, leg applications. kristen: how many people have prediabetes? dr. chan: the cdc has estimated that more than one in three adults in the united states have prediabetes.
the majority don't know when. for this reason it is important to maintain routine health care checkups and for clinicians to check blood sugar levels as an early warning sign against the moment of diabetes and kristen: can we prevent it? dr. chan the main prevention is
lifestyle my vacation -- diet, exercise, weight loss to weight loss is as effective if not more effective than starting a medication to control blood sugar. with loss is a mainstay of therapy. there are national programs
available, like the national diabetes prevention program led by the cdc, which provides trained livestock which is to help people in this regard. we encourage people to talk to their health care providers. you can also visit the website
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