Diabetes

By Angela Thompson, DNP, FNP‐C, BC‐ADM, CDCES, FAANP One of the fundamental skills in diabetes management is problem-solving as it relates to acute illness, or

If you haven’t been tested for diabetes lately, you may be tempting fate. More than 30 million adults have diabetes, and one in four have no idea, which means the problem is only getting worse. If you assume you’d notice warning signs of diabetes, think again.

More than 100 million Americans are affected by diabetes, and an astounding number have no idea. Only one in four people with full blown diabetes are aware of their condition, and only one in 10 with prediabetes know they’re heading down a dangerous path.

Diabetes doesn’t just appear out of nowhere. In fact, most people with diabetes start out with prediabetes, when their blood is higher than normal, but not high enough to have diabetes.

So often I hear from patients that they are tired of getting the same prescriptions to ward off any number of chronic conditions affecting Americans today. While it may sound like a broken record, don’t tune it out.