One Out of Three Americans May Have Prediabetes, CDC Says

The CBS News (5/7, Welch) website reported, “According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than” one out of three US adults may have “prediabetes. Yet, 90 percent of those affected do not know they have it.” The condition, which has “no clear symptoms,” can “often” go “undetected until more serious signs of type 2 diabetes begin to show.” People who are overweight, older than age 44, who have a family history of T2D, who are not physically active, who have polycystic ovary syndrome, or who belong to certain ethnic groups may have “an increased risk of prediabetes.” The CDC currently “recommends people with any of the risk factors for prediabetes talk to” their physician about screening for the condition. If people with prediabetes lose “even a small amount of weight and” get “regular exercise,” they can “lower the risk of going on to develop” T2D.

 

You can find more information at MouthHealthy.org, ADA’s consumer website, for information on diabetes. Also, JADA For the Patient also includes the articles, Can Diabetes Affect My Oral Health?, Diabetes and Oral Health, and Diabetes: Tips for Good Oral Health.