Diabetes: Prevention - Slide 9

What is Pre-diabetes?

• Pre-diabetes is a medical condition where blood glucose is higher than normal but not high enough to be called diabetes

• It increases the risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease

NIDDK, National Diabetes Statistics 2007. www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/statistics

Note:

• Pre-diabetes means blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed with diabetes.

• Pre-diabetes raises the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke

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, 2007. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 2008.

Revised September 2008