Millions Unknowingly Have this Dangerous Disease - Are You One of Them? AgingCare.com
go to original March 27, 2013

Over 70 million Americans have a potentially - deadly disease - and they don’t even know it.

According to a recently released report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), nearly 90 percent of adults with pre diabetes - a type 2 diabetes precursor, hallmarked by elevated blood sugar levels - are completely unaware they have it, and are therefore unaware of the damage being done to their bodies.

Pre diabetes affects an estimated 79 million Americans overall.

While not everyone with abnormal blood sugar will develop the full-blown version of the disease, anywhere between 15 and 30 percent of pre diabetics will acquire type 2 diabetes within five years of being diagnosed, says the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

How to tell if you have pre diabetes

Many people fail to recognize that they are pre diabetic, because higher-than-normal blood sugar levels don’t always cause immediately distinguishable symptoms. However, the disorder gradually gets worse over time, as do its side effects.

When signs of pre diabetes do appear, they typically mimic those seen in diabetics:

• severe tiredness
• infections that won’t go away
• wounds that won’t heal
• being thirstier than usual
• having to urinate more frequently

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