Prediabetes means having blood sugar levels that are higher than normal but not yet in the territory of diabetes â and you can easily make changes that will improve your health and lower your risk of developing diabetes and its related complications.Adding nuts to your diet has been shown to reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes,â Corcoran says. The best picks are raw or dry-roasted, with no added fat, salt or sugarâadd them to salads or grain dishes for extra flavour or nutrition.
A type of computed tomography (CT) scan called a spiral or helical CT scan is currently the best method for diagnosing stones in either the kidneys or the ureters. This test is fast, does not require instruments or foreign chemicals to enter the body, and provides detailed accurate images of even very small stones.
Amongst other conditions, a renal ultrasound scan can detect kidney stones, cysts, tumours, congenital abnormalities of the renal tract (these are abnormalities that have been present from birth), problems of the prostate, effects of infection and trauma of the kidneys and renal tract.