Type 2 diabetes can be prevented!

                                 

TYPE 2 DIABETES CAN BE PREVENTED!

Get tested for HbA1c.
HbA1c can be used for the diagnosis of diabetes and prediabetes.

HbA1c - for the Diagnosis of Diabetes and Prediabetes !

Millions of people have undiagnosed diabetes. The average time between onset and diagnosis of type 2 diabetes is 7 yr .
Diagnosing diabetes is the first step in assuring that appropriate lifestyle, glycemic, and nonglycemic interventions are implemented to reduce the toll that end-organ complications take on the life of the individual and on the health of the nation.

HbA1c has long been used as a marker of glycemic control in established diabetes. In affected patients, the rate of HbA1c formation is a direct function of the average blood glucose concentration. Compared with glucose measurements, the use of HbA1c as a diagnostic test has advantages, including convenience, less day-to-day variability, greater preanalytical stability, and international standardization

Type 2 diabetes is different. Sometimes, you can prevent type 2 diabetes.

In type 2 diabetes, the pancreas can still make insulin, but the body doesn't respond to it in the right way. This problem is usually related to being overweight. In the past, mainly overweight adults developed type 2 diabetes. Today, more kids and teens have type 2 diabetes, probably because more kids and teens are overweight.

Getting to a healthy weight is one way to help prevent type 2 diabetes. Making healthy food choices and getting enough exercise are other good steps to take. If a person makes better food choices and becomes more physically active, it can help prevent diabetes from becoming a problem.