Stop diabetes before it begins
An estimated one out of three American adults is prediabetic, which means blood sugar levels are higher than normal but below the threshold for type 2 diabetes. Yet 90% of these people do not realize they are in this dangerous gray zone. Seeing a doctor to determine if any of the common risk factors exists and getting blood sugar levels checked to determine if you have prediabetes are the first steps to stopping type 2 diabetes from occurring.
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