Pre-diabetes

By Dean L. Jones

More than 86 million Americans have Pre-diabetes, meaning that the body’s blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not to the levels to be diagnosed with diabetes.  Fortunately pre-diabetes can be reversed through lifestyle changes such as increased physical activity and weight loss, thereby reducing the chance of developing type-2 diabetes.

To know if you are pre-diabetes complete the following quiz shared by the web site www.doihaveprediabetes.org. [Printable-Risk-Test-2]

  • Age: Less than 40 years (0 points); 40 – 49 years (1 point); 50 – 59 years (2 points); 60 years or older (3 points).
  • Man or Woman: Man (1 point); Woman (0 points). If you are a Woman, have you ever been diagnosed with gestational diabetes? Yes (1 point) (0 points).
  • Do you have a mother, father, sister, brother with diabetes? Yes (1 point) No (0 points)
  • Have you ever been diagnosed with high blood pressure? Yes (1 point) No (0 points)
  • Are you physically active? Yes (0 points) No (1 point)
  • Use the following weight chart to find your weight status score? If you weigh less than the amount in the left column add 0 points to your total score.

Height

Weight

4’10”

119 -142 143 – 190 191+

4’11”

124 – 147 148 – 197

198+

5’0″

128 – 152 153 – 203

204+

5’1″

132 – 157 158 – 210

211+

5’2″

136 – 163 164 – 217

218+

5’3″

141 – 168 169 – 224

225+

5’4″

145 – 173 174 – 231

232+

5’5″

150 – 179 180 – 239

240+

5’6″

155 -185 186 – 246

247+

5’7″

159 – 190 191 – 254

255+

5’8″

164 – 196 197 – 261

262+

5’9″

169 – 202 203 – 269

270+

5’10”

174 – 208 209 – 277

278+

5’11”

179 – 214 215 – 285

286+

6’0″

184 – 220 221 – 293

294+

6’1″

189 – 226 227 – 301

302+

6’2″

194 – 232 233 – 310

311+

6’3″

200 – 239 240 – 318

319+

6’4″

205 – 245 246 – 327

328+

  1 point 1 points 3 points

If your score is 5 points or higher there is a chance you are in a state of pre-diabetes and susceptible to developing a type-2 diabetes condition.  If so, check with a healthcare professional and live increasingly SugarAlert!

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As a strategic alliance strategist, Dean shares his best viable practices on behalf of a public benefit organization named the Southland Partnership Corporation.