Blood Test Levels for Diagnosis of DM and Prediabetes
The following shows blood test levels of a normal person, someone with Prediabetes and someone with Diabetes Mellitus. HbA1c is a blood test done to assess the level of glucose over the [...]
What is prediabetes?
A condition where the average blood sugars are higher than normal but do not meet the criteria for Diabetes Mellitus. In 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services stated that 83 million [...]
What are the causes of insulin resistance?
Excess weight with a BMI > or = to 25 Physical inactivity Underlying genetics – a family history of DM Type II Ethnicity – Asian American, African American, Hispanic American, [...]
Patient Education Seminar
The Select Few recently hosted a patient education seminar at Bogart’s in Boca Raton. Topics of discussion were: Prediabetes – The Latest Pandemic: Lecture given by Dr. Kathryn D. [...]
