Pre-diabetes screening is something someone who is at high risk to develop type 2 diabetes has to undergo. This may prevent or delay the onset of this condition which otherwise will remain undetected until the complications have already started.

Pre-diabetes is a condition where there is higher amount of glucose in the blood than normal. It is not high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes but it is a warning that diabetes is on the horizon waiting to harm the unsuspecting victim. Being a pre-diabetic does not mean one will surely develop diabetes but it does mean the risk is higher to develop it.

The problem with diabetes is the complications that can zero in on anyone without warning. Sometimes there are no symptoms at all. We therefore do not want to wait for this to happen. And then if you are at risk, get a pre-diabetes screening periodically just to make sure. Then commit to lifestyle changes of eating healthy and moving more.

Here are the risk factors for diabetes.

• overweight and 45 years old or older
• over weight and under 45 years old with one or more of the following
• family history of diabetes
• high blood pressure
• history of diabetes during pregnancy or had a baby over 9 pounds at birth
• high LDL cholesterol or high triglycerides

If you have one or more of them, get screened right away.As you can see, this procedure is highly recommended. Life would be much simpler if one gets screened for this condition before the complications set in. There are no words good enough to convince those at risk to ask their doctors so they can undergo pre-diabetes screening.