Some symptoms are self-evident, but others only can be detected through a fasting-glucose test or a glucose-tolerance test. Symptoms include:
- Weighing more than 15 pounds more than your ideal weight, or having
a large abdomen;
- Having blood pressure higher than 145/90, or hypertension;
- Having a fasting-glucose test result greater or equal to 110 mg/dL, or
a glucose-tolerance test result greater than or equal to 140
mg/dL.
- Having low blood sugar or hypoglycemia, causing you to feel agitated
and jittery when you are hungry.
- Having a fasting HDL-cholesterol test result less than 35 and a
fasting-triglycerides test result greater than 200.
- Having more active inflammatory compounds, such as C-reactive
protein.
Some symptoms are self-evident, but others only can be detected
through a fasting-glucose test or a glucose-tolerance test.
Symptoms include: Weighing more than 15 pounds more than your ideal
weight, or having a...
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