Conversation on early diagnosis of Diabetes

Prashant: Actually till now I thought either I would have diabetes or I would not. But this video is a real eye-opener. I mean we all know overnight we don't get diabetes but this doc and the video shows how we earn this disease.

It's how insulin keeps trying to keep sugar in the blood low. With every passing day it's more insulin that the pancreas produce and one fine day the pancreas give up and then there is no control on sugar level.

Madhur (on behalf of 'Swaadhin Wellness Org'): 

Yes, the disease process takes time and pathology tests like Blood Sugar level or HbA1c tests shall show the problem at a later stage, when one is already Diabetic. It is always recommended to diagnose earlier and prevent diseases, because in that case, you can escape all the trouble and loss of health.  

A simple way to diagnose Diabetic issue, at an early stage is to get 'Fasting Insulin' tested. This is a blood test which measures Insulin level instead of Blood Sugar. This indicates what's going on and if the sugar absorption struggle has already started in the body. 

Higher Insulin level shall indicate that insulin resistance of cells, has begun. As insulin issue may happen much before (a few years before), the sugar in blood actually rises & develops into diabetes, so this can be an early stage prediction test. 

It works good and brings out useful information, as a test, to be added to regular check up, especially if one expects Sugar problem.

Prashant: Ok, thank you