Type 2 Diabetes is by far the most common form of diabetes. It affects around 26 million adults and children in the United States alone. There is also a condition that is known as “prediabetes” – once called borderline diabetes – in which blood glucose levels are elevated, but not quite to the same levels that it would take for an official diagnosis. This condition is very dangerous as well, however, especially since 90 percent of those with prediabetes don’t even know that they have it.
Complications from having high blood sugar can cause a lot of wellbeing issues. They include a greater risk of heart disease and stroke, high blood pressure, blindness, kidney disease and nervous system disease.
You can find the details for the test on the American Diabetes Association website. But fundamentally there are a number of ways that you can avoid diabetes through simple advice. One important factor is losing weight. A growing number of studies have shown that Type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed by losing only 7 percent of body weight through regular physical and healthy eating. Also quitting smoking and lowering your intake of alcohol are important ways for preventing diabetes.