"Right now I just have borderline diabetes" - is this thinking of yours inviting heart attack and stroke?

News Topical, Digital Desk : Many people ignore "pre-diabetes," thinking it's "not yet full-blown diabetes." They think it's a harmless condition, but the truth is quite the opposite. 

Why is pre-diabetes dangerous?

Prediabetes itself significantly increases the risk of heart disease. Studies have shown some surprising findings:

• Young adults who have pre-diabetes have about 1.7 times the risk of heart attack compared to those with normal blood sugar .
• If other habits like smoking are added to this, the risk of stroke in young people can increase more than three times.
• Additionally, pre-diabetes often occurs alongside obesity and high cholesterol, both of which contribute to the rapid progression of vascular disease.

What this simply means is that heart diseases start developing in the body many years before diabetes is officially diagnosed.

Obesity causes a 'double attack'

When obesity is combined with pre-diabetes, the situation becomes exponentially worse. Obesity increases this risk in several different ways:

• It creates a blockage in the body towards insulin.
• There is a constant mild swelling in the body.
• This badly affects the internal functioning of the nerves.
• This greatly accelerates the process of hardening of the arteries.
• Due to all these reasons together, our nerves start aging and weakening prematurely.

Special warning for young people

The most worrying thing is that this is no longer just a problem for the elderly. Heart attack and stroke cases are also increasing rapidly among young people under the age of 45. The main reasons behind this are metabolic risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes.

Therefore, the most important thing we must understand is that pre-diabetes should never be taken lightly. It would be more appropriate to consider it an "early warning sign" of heart disease.

However, there's no need to panic, as pre-diabetes can be brought back to normal. Dr. Sudhir says that by losing weight, exercising regularly, and adopting a healthy diet, you can not only normalize your blood sugar but also significantly reduce the risk of future heart disease.

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