Hello, I am Ty Mason of thediabetescouncil.com, researcher, writer and I have type 2 diabetes.
I want to emphasize that my perspective is coming from one with Type 2 and not Type 1.
Our channel is primarily for those with Type 2 Diabetes and PreDiabetes.
Today I want to answer the question Is it possible to have pre-diabetes and be unaware
of it??
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I knew that when I started researching for this video that the answer was yes.
What I didn't truly realize was how many people prediabetes affected and how many people
walk through life without knowing they have it.
The bulk of my research found me at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
I found some very eye opening statistics and information.
Check this out….
Amazing but true: 86 million American adults—more than 1 out of 3—have prediabetes.
What's more, 90% of people with prediabetes don't know they have it.
90 percent, don't know they have it.
Why?
Well, there really are no true symptoms for one, and for another, that prefix "Pre"
gives some a very false sense of security.
Don't let the "pre" fool you—prediabetes is a serious health condition where blood
sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as diabetes.
Prediabetes puts you at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease,
and stroke.
Type 1 and Type 2: Not the Same
Many people don't realize that type 1 and type 2 are different kinds of diabetes.
About 90%-95% of people with diabetes have type 2; about 5% have type 1.
Type 1 is caused by an immune reaction and can't yet be prevented; type 2 can be prevented
or delayed through lifestyle changes.
Type 1 often starts quickly and has severe symptoms; type 2 is a gradual disease that
develops over many years.
Type 1 occurs most often in children, teens, and young adults; type 2 occurs most often
in older people (though increasingly children, teens, and young adults are developing the
disease).
People with type 1 must use insulin every day to survive.
Prediabetes can develop into type 2 diabetes, but not type 1.
You can have prediabetes for years but have no clear symptoms, so it often goes undetected
until serious health problems show up.
That's why it's important to talk to your doctor about getting your blood sugar tested
if you have any of the risk factors for prediabetes, which include:
Being overweight Being 45 years or older
Having a parent, brother, or sister with type 2 diabetes
Being physically active less than 3 times a week
Ever having gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy) or giving birth to a baby
that weighed more than 9 pounds Race and ethnicity are also a factor: African
Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, American Indians, Pacific Islanders, and some Asian
Americans are at higher risk.
I suggest if you feel you might have prediabetes that you see your health care provider and
ask them to test you for it.
There are several blood tests that can help with the diagnosis.
I have a couple videos about those here on our channel.
Don't forget to get my new ebook and please, subscribe to our channel for many more videos
like this one in the future.
Thanks for watching.
I am Ty Mason.

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