by According to new data from the centers, almost a third of US teachers are predicament for the control and prevention of diseases.
In 2023, a number found that an estimated 8.4 million young people between 12 and 17 years or 32.7 percent fell into this category.
The alarming results are a “wake -up call,” said Dr. Christopher Holliday, the chief official of the agency, who is responsible for the contraception of diabetes, in a statement on ABC News. He said that the risk of type -2 diabetes is a “significant threat” for the health of young people.
In the case of prediabetes, a person’s blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough for a diabetes diagnosis of type 2. Prediabetes increases their risk of developing type -2 diabetes as well as heart diseases and stroke. Diabetes is the seventh cause of death in the United States
Type -2 -Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the body cannot use the essential hormone insulin, which helps to manage the blood sugar level and the body when transforming food into energy. According to Yale Medicine, insulin problems often begin in puberty. Without treatment, it can cause kidney diseases, stroke and heart disease.
“Simple changes in life – how healthy nutrition and active things – can make a big difference in preventing or delay from type -2 diabetes,” said Holliday.
The research of the agency provided no reason for its results, but earlier investigations have shown that the rate of prediabetes in Americans between the ages of 12 and 19 between 1999 and 2002 and 2015-2018 increased more than doubled from 12 percent to 28 percent. The Jama pediatrics The report also showed that young people who live in poverty are more likely to have predicates.
According to researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, prediabetes with nutritional uncertainty, lack of public health insurance and families with a household income of less than 130 percent of the federal military level is bound.
Other risk factors are overweight to have a family member with type -2 diabetes and to be physically active less than three times a week, breed and ethnicity. African Americans, Hispanic/Latino, Indian, born Alaska, Pacific Islander and some Asian American population have a higher risk.
More than one in three prediabetes has older Americans – but more than eight out of ten are not aware of their illness. Without measures, the health authorities could develop type -2 diabetes within just five years.
According to the American diabetes association, the condition can be reversed or delayed with small changes.
If you are overweight, manage your weight by setting a simple exercise routine and eating meals that concentrate on fruit and vegetables and also restrict the absorption of red meat. The amount of sleep you get and stress levels are also important.
“Often only minor changes in food intake and minimal weight loss together with more physical activity will help rejuvenate diabetes,” said Dr. Sonia Caprio, a pediatric endocrinologist from Yale Medicine.
