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Pre-Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
Dr. Rob [2008-11-12 11:20:16]
Q: What is the difference between pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes? Are they treated differently?
A: Pre-diabetes means your blood sugar levels are higher than normal, yet not high enough to be categorized as type 2 diabetes. It is also an early warning that preventive measures like weight loss and regular exercise need to be implemented or else diabetes and its potential complications (heart, circulatory, kidney and eye problems, a nerve disorder known as neuropathy, and others) may occur.
Abnormal build-up of glucose
Pre-diabetes and type 2 are similar in that both are known for an abnormal build-up of glucose in the bloodstream...
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Gestational Diabetes
HealthWise [2008-05-01 10:11:11]
Topic Overview
What is gestational diabetes?
If your blood sugar level is too high when you are pregnant, you have gestational diabetes. It usually goes away after the baby is born.
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High blood sugar can cause problems for you and your baby...
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Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Sugar) in People Without Diabetes - Symptoms
HealthWise [2008-05-01 10:10:08]
Symptoms
The symptoms of hypoglycemia may vary from episode to episode because low blood sugar can be mild, moderate, or severe. Increasingly severe symptoms appear as the blood sugar level falls.
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In healthy people, fasting blood sugar levels are usually between 70 and 99 mg/dL...
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Type 2 Diabetes: Living With the Disease
HealthWise [2008-05-01 10:06:48]
Topic Overview
Is this topic for you?
This topic is for adults who have had type 2 diabetes for more than a few months. Before reading this topic, you may want to read Type 2 Diabetes: Recently Diagnosed.
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If this topic does not answer your questions, see:
* Type 2 Diabetes, if you want to learn about type 2 diabetes but do not have the disease...
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Metformin
HealthWise [2008-05-01 10:05:11]
What is the most important information I should know about metformin?
donot Do not use metformin if you have kidney disease, or if you are in a state of diabetic ketoacidosis (call your doctor for treatment with insulin).
Before taking metformin, tell your doctor if you have liver disease or a history of heart disease.
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emt Some people have developed a life-threatening condition called lactic acidosis while taking metformin...
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