Bartlett Regional | House Calls | Spring 2019

Could you have prediabetes? Prediabetes means your blood sugar level is higher than normal. But it’s not high enough yet to be type 2 diabetes. Risk factors for prediabetes include being overweight, being 45 or older, having high blood pressure, or having a family history of diabetes. Prediabetes raises your risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke. ! About 1 in 3 Americans has prediabetes. Most people don’t know they have prediabetes because it usually doesn’t cause symptoms. Know Type 2 diabetes: 10 House Calls Spring 2019