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!