Detecting Early Signs of Type 2 Diabetes: How to Stay Ahead of the Epidemic

2023-09-22 15:07:10

When two blood tests indicate a blood sugar level above 1.26 g/l, the person is considered to be diabetic. Piman Khrutmuang – stock.adobe.c

OUR HEALTH ADVICE – French health authorities estimate that 700,000 people may have type 2 diabetes without knowing it.

Aging population, junk food, obesity. Take these three ingredients, mix them and you will get (among other things) a global epidemic of Type 2 diabetes. In 30 years, the number of sick people in the world has increased from 108 to 422 million, according to the World Health Organization. France is not spared from this tsunami, since the country has around 3.5 million people treated for diabetes. And this is only the tip of the iceberg: around 700,000 people are type 2 diabetics without knowing it, according to Public Health France. The challenge of detecting the disease as early as possible is major because without treatment, diabetes causes serious complications. So how can you avoid missing out? What signals can alert us? Answer with two specialists.

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