The condition Prediabetes is also known as Impaired Glucose Intolerance or Borderline Diabetes. It potentially causes complex health issues and should be detected as soon as possible.
If developed into diabetes, you will experience an inability to independently produce insulin hormones, therefore causing a dangerous build-up of sugar in the blood. A positive aspect of Prediabetes is that if detected, the diagnosis is reversible with the right care and lifestyle changes and a Type 2 Diabetes diagnosis can be avoided.
Some symptoms are subtle and difficult to detect, but remaining aware of more evident risk factors and symptoms should help maintain your awareness.
Stress & Blood Pressure
High blood pressure increases the risks of prediabetes due to the impact of hypertension, which forces the heart to work much harder to effectively circulate blood around the body.
The impact of this is that the body struggles to remove excess sugar from the blood. These factors are exacerbated by stress and naturally existing high blood pressure (which can be impacted by genetic disposition).
