Is Your Blood Sugar RAISING Your Heart Attack Risk?
Yesterday I told you about a new risk factor for type 2 diabetes.
Today, I want to highlight another major problem with the condition.
You don’t have to have diabetes to suffer from its consequences.
No, that’s not a typo.
You see, having prediabetes—one step before an official diagnosis—comes with some of the same life-threatening consequences as diabetes itself.
Especially if you’re a young adult.
If you have prediabetes, your blood sugar is higher than normal, but isn’t high enough to be classified as diabetes.
But if you’re in this category, you’re not off the hook.
Recent preliminary research of young adults from 18-44 years old revealed some scary information:
People with prediabetes had a 1.7 times higher risk of a heart attack, compared to those with normal blood sugar levels.
Not surprisingly, the individuals with prediabetes were also more likely to have poor lipid profiles and obesity.
It’s a heart disaster trifecta.
The good news here is that prediabetes can be reversed.
This time, it’s through a health-promoting trifecta: better diet, more movement, and weight loss.
Of course, there are good and bad ways to put those into practice.
But to find out my favorite diet hack for diabetes, click here.
