is a disorder of metabolism, the way the body uses digested food
for growth and energy. In diabetes, the pancreas either produces
little or no insulin, or the body cells do not respond to the
insulin that is produced, and as a result, glucose cannot enter
the body's cells. Could you have prediabetes? Just as precancer
may be detected and removed before turning into cancer,
discovery of diabetes in its earliest stages can help prevent
the development of full-blown diabetes. That, in a nutshell, is
the idea behind the term “prediabetes.” What does it really mean
to have prediabetes? Given that diabetes is costly, hard to
treat, and approaching epidemic levels, it’s not surprising that
interest in prediabetes is growing. The majority of people with
prediabetes don’t know they have it. Living With Diabetes
Diabetes and cardiovascular disease: what’s the link?
Cardiovascular disease is the leading complication and cause of
premature death among people with diabetes. Unfortunately, many
people with diabetes do not