Turning Prediabetes Around According to 2011 data from the CDC,
more than 28 million people, or about 8 percent of the U.S.
population, have diabetes. This puts them at increased risk for
heart disease, limb amputation, blindness, and other serious
health conditions. Fortunately, type 2 diabetes—the most common
type of diabetes—can be prevented. You may be able to reverse
its course if you make the right lifestyle choices. Before type
2 diabetes sets in, a condition known as prediabetes usually
occurs. If you have prediabetes, your blood sugar level is
higher than normal but not high enough to be considered
diabetes. The CDC estimates that about 79 million Americans
currently have prediabetes. The condition shouldn’t be taken
lightly. Having prediabetes means that you are likely to develop
full-blown diabetes within 10 years. It’s not necessarily a sure
thing though. Making healthy lifestyle changes can help prevent
type 2 diabetes from developing, the American Diabetes
Association (ADA) says. The telltale si