Prediabetes criteria

• Elevated A1c level of more than 5.6% or lower than 4.3%

• Obesity: Overweight (overweight is typically associated with Type 2 DM).

Approximately 89% of newly diagnosed people with Typ2 2 are at least 20% overweight

• Weight loss (regardless of food intake (may be associated with Type 1 DM).

• Familiar history of diabetes (heredity)

• Low blood pressure while standing (orthostatic hypertension)

• Extreme Thirst (polydipsia)

• Insomnia

• Large babies

• Impotence

• Snoring

• High blood pressure (cardiovascular disease)

• Sores and/or wounds that heal slowly

• Frequent skin, gum, vaginal or urinary infections

• Numbness or pain in legs, hands, feet

• Muscle cramping (claudication)

• Recent immunizations (especially in young children)

• Severe Itching (pruritus)

• Bladder disturbance

• Vulvovaginitis

• Nocturnal diarrhea

• Drowsiness

• Nausea

• Irritability (mood change)

• Insatiable Hunger (caused by the body’s cannibalization of its own protein stores) called polyphagia.

• Blurred vision (changes in acuity)

• Headaches

• Dizziness

• Certain ethnic groups: Hispanic, African, Mexican Americans and/or Native American Indian descent

• Age: Over 35 years of age (approximately 80 % of newly diagnosed Type 2 cases are over 35)

School age (elementary and middle school)

Type 1 can occur at any age

• Poor diet

• Little to no exercise

• High blood pressure

• Hyper lipoproteinemia (increased concentration of cholesterol/triglycerides and LDL)

• Weakness/fatigue/tiredness

• Frequent urination (polyuria)

• Vaginal Dryness

• Sweating

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