Pre- diabetes is a serious medical condition but it can be treated and can also prevent the development of type 2 diabetes. When you have diabtes, this means the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other foods into energy needed for daily life. Although the cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery but genetics and things like obesity and lace of exercise seems to play a major role. Studies show that there are 23.6 million children and adults in the United States with diabetes, 17.9 million have been diagnosed, unfortunately 5.7 million of them are unaware they have the disease. Most of the time diabetes is undiagnosed is because the symptoms seem so harmless. The American Diabetes Association is developing materials that will help people understand there risks for pre-diabetes and what they can do to halt the progression to diabetes. There is no doubt that carbohydrates get all the attention in diabetes management. How much total fat you eat depends on many factors. There are some healthy fats and some unhealthy fasts. It is true that fat is high in calries so it is alway impotant yo watch portion size. Remember as you are cutting back on the sources os saturated and transfat it is still important to substitute with healthy fats. One example is instead of one cheese stick for an afternoon snack, have twelve almonds. The calories are about the same but you will improve your health.
The American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org
