Do you have pre-diabetes?

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1. What is pre-diabetes?

Pre-diabetes is a medical condition where blood glucose levels are higher than normal but the diagnostic criteria for diabetes are not met, including disturbances of fasting blood glucose or impaired glucose tolerance (RLDNG) or elevated HbA1c.
Pre-diabetes has the same risk factors as diabetes: overweight, obesity, dyslipidemia, high blood pressure, physical inactivity.
According to the statistics of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) 2019, there are 373.9 million people with pre-diabetes in the world between the ages of 20 and 79. In Vietnam, according to the report of the IDF in 2019, The rate of people with pre-diabetes accounts for 8.6%.

2. When was prediabetes diagnosed?

Pre-diabetes is a warning level, a sign that the patient is at risk for type 2 diabetes. Pre-diabetes is diagnosed when one of the following disorders is present:
Impaired fasting blood sugar (impaired) fasting glucose: IFG): Fasting plasma glucose from 100 (5.6mmol/L) to 125 mg/dL (6.9 mmol/L) Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT): Plasma glucose in 2 h after oral glucose tolerance test 75g from 140 (7.8 mmol/L) to 199 mg/dL (11 mmol/L), or HbA1c from 5.7% (39 mmol/mol) to 6.4% (47 mmol/mol).

3. How do I know if I have pre-diabetes?

People who are at risk for type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop prediabetes. Including:
Overweight, obese people People who are physically sedentary People over 50 years old Family with a history of type 2 diabetes Women who have ever had gestational diabetes

People with pre-diabetes often have no clinical symptoms. Diagnosis is mainly based on abnormal blood test results. Therefore, to know if you have pre-diabetes or not, you need to do diagnostic tests including: Fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c index, glucose tolerance test.
Currently, Vinmec International General Hospital has been and continues to deploy a screening package for diabetes and dyslipidemia to help detect pre-diabetes early, accurately classify diabetes type, and at the same time develop a nutritional regimen, monitor and minimize the risks and complications caused by diabetes.
At Vinmec, it is not only outstanding by its comprehensive and professional medical examination, consulting and treatment services; civilized, polite, safe and sterile medical examination and treatment space. Here also converges a team of leading doctors and specialists, such as: Dr. BS Le Ba Ngoc has nearly 20 years of experience working in the field of Endocrinology - Diabetes. He is a treating doctor at the Department of Endocrinology - Diabetes, Bach Mai Hospital. At the same time, he is a part-time lecturer of General Internal Medicine at Hanoi Medical University. In addition, Dr. Ngoc also participated in many training courses specializing in Endocrinology - Diabetes in countries with leading medical backgrounds in the world.

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