Pre-diabetes – What Food Should You Eat or Avoid?
What is pre-diabetes?
Pre-diabetes is a condition. Where your blood sugars abnormally elevated. But lower than that of diabetes. Around 14% of Singaporeans have pre-diabetes and if nothing is done to change our dietary habits and adopt a healthier lifestyle, 35% of these individuals will progress to diabetes within 8 years.
A healthy diet and active lifestyle is essential in preventing or delaying the progression to diabetes and reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease in people with pre-diabetes.
How will I know if I have pre-diabetes?
Pre-diabetes does not cause any symptoms so it is important to go for regular health screening to check your fasting blood sugar, even if you are feeling well. It is recommend that anyone 40 years and above should undergo regular health screening. Which includes a fasting sugar and cholesterol profile.
You should go for testing at a younger age if you have risk factors like being overweight or obese, or having a sedentary lifestyle, a family history of diabetes or a personal history of other medical conditions such as high blood pressure or gestational diabetes.
What is an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)?
Normally, your fasting blood sugar level should be 6 mmol/L or less. In pre-diabetes. This level is elevat at 6.1 – 6.9 mmol/L. In diabetes, this level is 7 mmol/L or more. Your doctor will order an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test to further diagnose if you have Impaired Fasting Glucose or Impaired Glucose Tolerance.
An Oral Glucose Tolerance Test is a fasting blood test that determine. How your body responds when you take a sugar load. You will have your blood test done after an 8 – 10 hour fast. Then you will given a sweetened fluid to take. This is a measured แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ amount of 75g of sugar. After 2 hours, your blood will taken again. In normal individuals, the sugar level in the blood after 2 hours of ingestion should be within the normal range.
| Condition | Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L) | Blood glucose, 2 hours after glucose load (mmol/L) |
|---|---|---|
| Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) | 6.1 – 6.9 | Less than 7.8 |
| Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) | Less than 7 | 7.8 – 11 |
| Diabetes | More than 7 | More than 11 |
Pre-diabetes = IFG or IGT