http://www.simply-diabetes.com Resources, news and tips for living with and managing diabetes Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:17:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What is pre-diabetes? In pre-diabetes, blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be called diabetes. In any case, numerous people with pre-diabetes tend to get type 2 diabetes within 10 years. Pre-diabetes also raises risk of heart disease and stroke. With moderate loss of weight and ... http://www.simply-diabetes.com/articles/diagnosing-diabetes/ Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism—the way our bodies use digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food we eat is broken down into glucose, the form of sugar in the blood. Glucose is the main source of fuel for the body. After digestion, glucose passes into the bloodstream, ... http://www.simply-diabetes.com/articles/what-is-diabetes/ Recent figures have shown that about 24 million people in the US have diabetes. This includes about 6 million people who don't even know they have diabetes. In addition, about 57 million people have what is known as prediabetes according to the latest figures released by the Center for Disease ... http://www.simply-diabetes.com/articles/24-million-have-diabetes/