Volume : VII, Issue : III, March - 2018

Prediabetes Precursor to type 2 diabetes, act today - Block the road to diabetes

Bijaya Mohanty

Abstract :

 

Prediabetes is the precursor stage before diabetes mellitus sets in. This stage is often referred to as the "grey area."[1].   These people are at high risk of getting diabetes. There are an estimated 77.2 million people in India who are suffering from pre–diabetes .This increased incidence of prediabetes may be attributed towards rapid urbanization, demographic   transition and  maintainence  of poor & unhealthy lifestyle which leads to  increase in stress, anxiety & obesity  all of which contributed to diabetes. Further, the ICMR study found that around  5 per cent of the adults are engaged in some form of physical activity. At least one out of every six adolescent in India is  now overweight.

Therefore  identifying people with prediabetes is a crucial step in preventing or delaying the development of diabetes. This can be achieved by creating awareness on lifestyle modification and developing  a cost–effective strategy to address the issue.

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Bijaya Mohanty, Prediabetes Precursor to type 2 diabetes, act today‾Block the road to diabetes, PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-3 | March-2018

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