EHR522 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Secondary Treatment, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
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These interventions are exercise-based and include health and physical activity education, advice and support and lifestyle modification with a strong focus on achieving behavioural change. Can diabetes be prevented: genetically predisposed metabolic disorder triggered by lifestyle factors: Obesity, high kj diets and low levels of physical activity. Development of t2d from ifg or igt may be avoided or prolonged through lifestyle interventions. Igt identified through oral glucose tolerance test: fasting plasma glucose may be used to detect impaired fasting glucose, neither practical for community programs. The australian type 2 diabetes risk assessment tool (ausdrisk) is a short list of questions to help both health professionals and consumers to assess the risk of developing type 2 diabetes over the next five years. Identifying diabetes involves an examination of risk factors as well as taking into consideration various symptoms that someone may be experiencing. Risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes: unmodifiable risk factors: Age / genetic / family history / gender.
