Can you give me info on prediabetes?

Answer 1

Pre-Diabetes is a condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Pre-diabetes is a key factor in the development of type 2 diabetes. However, not everyone with pre-diabetes goes on to develop type 2 diabetes.

· Pre-diabetes may not cause easily recognized symptoms and can only be diagnosed with blood sugar tests such as the fasting plasma glucose test (FPG) which measures a person's blood sugar first thing in the morning before eating and the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) which measures a person's blood sugar after fasting and again two hours after drinking a sugar-rich drink.

o IFG: The most recent World Health Organization (WHO) guidance on diabetes defines normal fasting blood glucose as below 6.1 mmol/l (110 mg/dl)zsemicolumz levels between 6.1 mmol/l (110 mg/dl ) and 7.0 mmol/l (126 mg/dl) signal pre-diabetes. The American Diabetes Association currently defines normal fasting blood glucose as below 100 mg/dlzsemicolumz levels between 100 and 125 mg/dl signal pre-diabetes.

o IGT: WHO and International Diabetes Federation (IDF) associate levels between 7.8 mmol/l (126 mg/dl) and 11.0 mmol/l (140mg/dl) with pre-diabetes. Currently the American Diabetes Association define normal blood glucose as below 140 mg/dl two hours after the drink; levels are between 140 and 199 mg/dl, are indicative of pre-diabetes.