If they are, they need to seriously restrict their carbs.
If you wait until you see raised fasting blood sugar levels, you'll have already killed off more than 70% of your beta cells.
Posted on 10/07/2014 11:42:58 AM PDT by knak
TUESDAY, Oct. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Every American over the age of 45 should be screened for both type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, a U.S. task force has recommended.
"For people with abnormal blood sugar, changes in their lifestyle, such as eating healthier and exercising more often, can help prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes. The best way to do that is to participate in a program that supports these behaviors. That's why we're recommending that people who are at increased risk be screened," Dr. Michael Pignone, a member of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, said in news release from the independent panel of health experts.
Dr. Spyros Mezitis, an endocrinologist and clinical investigator at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, endorsed the task force's recommendation.
"With diabetes and its major contributor, obesity, now at epidemic levels in the United States, the new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation to screen all adults at increased risk for type 2 diabetes makes good sense," Mezitis said.
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All Your Lifestyle Are Belong to Government.
Come on. This is satire, right?
Headline says to screen everybody.
Doctor says in the body of the story to screen everybody at high risk.
So which is it?
Nuts!
Especially screen those that are over 75 that have been euthanized by the government....
Ping.
everyone over forty-five who has a physical is Already screened for diabetes.
If they are, they need to seriously restrict their carbs.
If you wait until you see raised fasting blood sugar levels, you'll have already killed off more than 70% of your beta cells.
The USPSTF recommends screening for abnormal blood glucose and type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults who are at increased risk for diabetes.
Note: This is a Draft Recommendation Statement. This draft is distributed solely for the purpose of receiving public input. It has not been disseminated otherwise by the USPSTF. The final Recommendation Statement will be developed after careful consideration of the feedback received and will include both the Research Plan and Evidence Review as a basis.
Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Not all Physicals.
Not all Physicals.
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Physicals include a CMP and a CBC for adults.
However, at the same time, if someone expects their government (i.e., other tax payers) to pay for their current or future healthcare in terms of providing for Medicare and/or Medicaid coverage and services in the future, then I think that we the tax payers should have some voice - at least through our elected representatives - in being prudent purchasers of health care services.
I have no problem with my employer offering discounts or incentives to me to reduce my health insurance premiums if I make good health choices, get screened and vaccinated, etc... Likewise, if tax payers are paying for other people's healthcare (and I don't foresee this changing in my lifetime, at least to some extent), then I want the government to be a prudent purchaser and consider the same kind of preventive cost-reduction measures that a private employer would consider imposing.
Just sayin' . . . .
“...lifestyle interventions”. So do these government nimrods intend to come into people’s homes to check their cupboards and pantries and to remove offending food items? Are they going to institute mandatory weigh-ins and periodic blood tests for sugar and lipid levels? Are they going to with-hold government checks for non-compliance?
aparently if you are 45 or older, that’s high risk.
govt experts my ass.
If true, why this study and recommendation?
Some years ago when I changed jobs my employer mandated that I have some pre-employment screenings... Blood pressure and Diabetes.
I was surprised to find out that I had both high blood pressure and type II diabetes - previously undiagnosed. With subsequent changes in diet and weight, and some blood pressure medication, I no longer have those symptoms and the head aches that were caused by the blood pressure are totally gone. I'm glad that my employer - who I chose to go to work for - had this as a requirement.
milk thistle and a few other things can help liver and pancreas rebuild. cinnamon and fenugreek can help control blood sugar levels.
http://www.herbs-info.com/herbs-for-pancreas.html
dandelion and a couple others are good for the kidneys too. oregano is great for the immune system.
Insanity.
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