🩺 Prediabetes: Your Wake-Up Call!

Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG) — The Silent Signal You Shouldn’t Ignore

🔍 Why You Should Care

  • Prediabetes has no symptoms.
  • Many live with it unknowingly — until it turns into Type 2 Diabetes.

🧪 When to Get Tested for Prediabetes

Check if you:

  • Are overweight or obese
  • Have a family history of diabetes
  • Have heart disease, high BP, or low HDL (<35 mg/dl) / high triglycerides (>250 mg/dl)
  • Have PCOS or lead a sedentary lifestyle
  • Have BMI ≥ 25 (BMI = weight in kg / height in m²)

🧬 How Prediabetes Is Diagnosed

  1. Fasting Blood Sugar
    • 100–125 mg/dL = Prediabetes
    • ≥126 mg/dL = Diabetes
  2. HbA1C Test
    • <5.7% = Normal
    • 5.7–6.4% = Prediabetes
    • ≥6.5% = Diabetes
  3. Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)
    • <140 mg/dL = Normal
    • 140–199 mg/dL = Prediabetes
    • ≥200 mg/dL = Diabetes

⚠️ Types of Prediabetes

  • Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG): High glucose after fasting → Insulin resistance in the liver
  • Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT): High glucose after meals → Insulin resistance in muscles

🧭 Next Steps if You're Diagnosed

🔁 Retest in 3–6 months, then annually
🛑 Stop diabetes before it starts

💡 Take Charge: Prevent Diabetes Progression

✅ Check glucose levels regularly
✅ Cut down calories & fats
✅ Stay active: 150 mins/week (walk, run, swim, yoga, etc.)
✅ Consider weight-loss options (if BMI >35 or >40)
✅ Take prescribed medications if at high risk

🙌 Final Word

“Prediabetes is not your destiny — it's your warning.”
With early action, lifestyle change, and monitoring, Type 2 Diabetes can be prevented.

🧠 For Public Health Awareness Only

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