Diabetes or Impaired Glucose Tolerance: Does the label matter?

Diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance: does the label matter?

Diabetes or Impaired Glucose Tolerance

D iagnosis has been considered a process of “labeling” with consequences that can be both positive (access to treatment) and negative (social rejection). The ultimate goal of making a diagnosis is to adequately inform the patient, thereby enhancing knowledge of the disorder, adherence to therapeutic advice, and the ability to manage illness effectively. Impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes a...

Pre-diabetes (Impaired Glucose Tolerance)

You are also at increased risk of developing conditions such as heart disease, peripheral arterial disease and stroke (cardiovascular diseases). If pre-diabetes is treated, it can help to prevent the development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The most effective treatment is lifestyle changes, including eating a healthy balanced diet, losing weight if you are overweight, and doing regul...

Pre-diabetes (Impaired Glucose Tolerance)

You are also at increased risk of developing conditions such as heart disease, peripheral arterial disease and stroke (cardiovascular diseases). If pre-diabetes is treated, it can help to prevent the development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The most effective treatment is lifestyle changes, including eating a healthy balanced diet, losing weight if you are overweight, and doing regul...

Undiagnosed diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance and cardiovascular risk.

NIDDM (or type II diabetes) was estimated in 1995 to affect ~15 million people in the U.S. (1). The prevalence has increased steadily since at least 1958, when modern national survey data were first collected, and shows no sign of decreasing (2). A substantial proportion of the U.S. population has asymptomatic hyperglycemia (undiagnosed diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance [IGT]). For example...