Diabetes testing - fully necessary

Anyone that is 45 years old or older should have diabetes testing. If you are above that age, overweight and you do little to no exercise in a normal day, it's strongly recommended that you should think of diabetes testing. Do you know that 18.2 million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes after having diabetes testing? And another 4-5 million don't know that they have the disease. This is more than 6-7% of the U.S. population. Half of those people with diabetes are over 60 and most of them have type 2 diabetes. So, if you are over 60 the diabetes testing should be fully obligatory! Some people have more risk factors for diabetes than others. These risk factors include aging, overweight, lack of exercises, unhealthy alimentation and life style. If you are an African American, American Indian, Asian American, Pacific Islander, or Hispanic American/Latino the risks are even higher and you will need a diabetes testing. Diabetes testing is simple to do. Ask your doctor for a fast blood glucose test or an oral glucose tolerance test. Even if your blood glucose level is normal and you have no risk factors, if you are over 45, you may need to remind your doctor to have diabetes testing again in 3 years. If the diabetes testing puts your blood glucose level above normal but lower than the diabetes range, you will need to repeat the diabetes testing in 1 or 2 years. As you get older, chances of getting diabetes rises, so, more often diabetes testing is necessary. The best for great diabetes testing results is to have a good way of life, with a healthy diet and constant exercise. Try on keeping your weight in normal parameters too. Remember that is better to prevent a disease than treating and dealing with it!