What is prediabetes?
Sebastian White, NP answered:
Prediabetes is a condition in which individuals have a blood glucose level or a hemoglobin A1c level that is higher than normal but not high enough to be classified as diabetes. However, people with prediabetes have the highest risk of developing diabetes.
Fortunately, people with prediabetes can reduce their risk of developing diabetes by 58 percent through weight loss and increased physical activity. If no action is taken, 25 percent of people with prediabetes will develop diabetes within three to five years.
The majority of individuals with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) go on to develop diabetes within about 10 years, unless they lose weight through moderate changes in diet and physical activity. Over the course of their lifetime, as many as 83 percent of these individuals will develop diabetes.