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Are you a pre-diabetic? Here are five lifestyle tips to remain healthy
Updated On: 31 December, 2022 03:14 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Pre-diabetes is a condition or stage that precedes diabetes, where the body`s blood sugar levels are elevated but not yet high enough to be classified as type 2 diabetes
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Many older Indians are known to suffer from diabetes and more often than not they have to take the utmost care of themselves and that in turn becomes a responsibility of people around them to see everything is done on time. However, diabetes is becoming more common in younger age groups as well, raising issues of public health. After China, India is the country with the second-highest prevalence of diabetes, with an estimated 77 million individuals - or roughly 1 in 11 Indians - having the disease.
Pre-diabetes is a condition or stage that precedes diabetes, where the body`s blood sugar levels are elevated but not yet high enough to be classified as type 2 diabetes. The National Urban Diabetes Survey estimates that our nation has a startling 14 per cent prevalence of pre-diabetes, commonly known as borderline diabetes. Due to the absence or minimal visibility of symptoms, many people in their 30s and 40s may be pre-diabetic without even being aware of it. If diabetes runs in your family, you are at an increased risk of developing it yourself. Nevertheless, by making dietary and lifestyle changes, pre-diabetes may still be somewhat reversed and treated.
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