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Question #2
What Causes Prediabetes?

Insulin is a hormone made by your pancreas that acts like a key to let blood sugar into cells for use as energy.

If you have prediabetes, the cells in your body don’t respond normally to insulin. Subsequently, the pancreas makes more insulin to try to get cells to respond.

Eventually, your pancreas can’t keep up, and your blood sugar rises, setting the stage for prediabetes—and type 2 diabetes down the road.

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Question #3
What are the risk factors for prediabetes/diabetes?

You can have prediabetes for years but have no clear symptoms, so it often goes undetected until serious health problems such as type 2 diabetes show up.

It’s important to talk to your doctor about getting your blood sugar tested if you have any of the risk factors for prediabetes, which include:

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Question #4
What is Type I Diabetes?

If you have type 1 diabetes, your pancreas doesn’t make insulin or makes very little. Insulin helps blood sugar enter the cells.

Without insulin, blood sugar can’t get into cells and builds up in the bloodstream. High blood sugar is damaging to the body and causes many of the symptoms and complications of diabetes.

Learn More:
ttps://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/what-is-type-1-diabetes.html

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World Diabetes Day 2022: Date, history, theme and significance

https://theprint.in/features/world-diabetes-day-2022-date-history-theme-and-significance/1215894/

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Question #5
What is type II Diabetes?

With type 2 diabetes, your body doesn’t use insulin well and can’t keep blood sugar at normal levels. About 90-95% of people with diabetes have type 2.
It develops over many years and is usually diagnosed in adults (but more and more in children, teens, and young adults).
Type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed with healthy lifestyle changes, such as:
Losing weight.
Eating healthy food.
Being active.
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Stumped on what to cook for Thanksgiving? This all-in-one handbook has everything you need to prepare a diabetes-friendly Thanksgiving feast on a budget, including recipes, a grocery list, a game plan, tips for building a healthier Thanksgiving plate, and ideas for leftovers.

Healthier Thanksgiving has 1/3 the calories, carbs, and fat of a traditional Thanksgiving meal, and at ⬇️ $10 a serving, it's easy on your 🤑 , too.

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https://www.diabetesfoodhub.org/articles/your-diabetes-friendly-thanksgiving-toolkit.html

11 Diabetic-Friendly Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes

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https://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/nutrition-exercise/meal-planning/11-diabetic-friendly-thanksgiving-dessert-recipes/

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FDA Approves First Drug That Can Delay Onset of Type 1 Diabetes

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https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-drug-can-delay-onset-type-1-diabetes

@nursefrombirth
Very interesting. Is there somewhere that shows what they are using as 'Stages'? For instance, honeymoon period?

@Faay this is typically how they stage Type 1 Diabetes. Thanks for chiming in. 🤗

@nursefrombirth
perfect. TY 😍
Our daughter is a t1D. Diagnosed at 7. For 18 years now, so we've been talking about it.☺️

@Faay So, it looks like you have some first hand experience with diabetes. Managing childhood diabetes for 18 years is no easy task. Kudos to you. I am really excited about this research. All the best to your daughter. If you have questions or anything I'm pretty good at keeping up with the latest medical developments. 🤗

@nursefrombirth
It has been one of life's speed bumps.. keeping on though. Thank you.
That's why those of us in the know were curious on a more in depth reading.
I will definitely keep you in mind ☺️