Types of diabetes
Types of diabetes Prediabetes is a condition in which blood glucose levels are too high to be categorized as diabetes but not too high to be considered normal. If a person's fasting blood glucose level is between 100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L) and 125 mg/dL (6.9 mmol/L) or if their blood glucose level is between 140 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L) and 199 mg/dL (11.0 mmol/L) two hours after a glucose tolerance test, they have prediabetes. A higher risk of heart disease and diabetes in the future is associated with prediabetes. Through diet and exercise, a person's risk of developing diabetes can be significantly reduced. Type 1 diabetes is caused by the body's immune system attacking the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, resulting in the permanent destruction of more than 90% of those cells. Type 1 diabetes was previously known as insulin-dependent diabetes or juvenile-onset diabetes. As a result, the pancreas does not produce any insulin at all. Type 1 diabetes affects only 5 to...