Diabetes: The Numbers - Slide 21

What is Pre-diabetes?

• People with pre-diabetes have blood glucose levels higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed with diabetes

• People with pre-diabetes can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes through lifestyle change and/or medication - though none are approved for diabetes prevention

Note:

• Pre-diabetes is a condition that raises the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.

• People with pre-diabetes have high blood glucose levels higher than normal, but not yet high enough to be diagnosed with diabetes.

• People with pre-diabetes can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes through lifestyle change and/or medication - though no medications are approved for diabetes prevention.

Reference

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet: general information and national estimates on diabetes in the United States, 2005. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 2005.