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Speaker: Pre-diabetes.
Dr. Lee: Pre-diabetes is the term now used to describe persons who are at risk for developing diabetes who show perhaps some minor abnormalities in laboratory testing that may indicate that in the future if left unchecked they may develop actual diabetes.
Speaker: Patients who have impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance are at an increased risk for developing diabetes and should take steps to optimize their body weight and improve their level of fitness. Patients with pre-diabetes may still require medication.
Dr. Modry: For those who are obese now, who don't have type 2 diabetes you may well have impaired glucose tolerance which is the precursor to type 2 diabetes and that precursor may occur for a period of 6 to 8 or 10 years before type 2 diabetes becomes manifest.
Dr. Lee: Simple efforts like losing just 5% of your body weight, going on an exercise program will not only reduce the risk of diabetes, but actually take away the pre-diabetes itself.
Dr. Modry: If you are overweight, you have impaired glucose tolerance; you have an opportunity to prevent diabetes.
Dr. Lee: Talk to your doctor about what can be done. Remember, you have control over your future and this is the best time to take control.
Speaker: Impaired Fasting Glucose or IFG is diagnosed when your fasting glucose is between 6.1-6.9 MMOL/L. Impaired Glucose Tolerance or IGT is diagnosed when an oral glucose tolerance test is done and two hours later, your plasma glucose level is 7.8-11 MMOL/L.
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