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HHS, Center for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Prediabetes is a serious health condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes.
Patient fact sheet: The Surprising Truth About Prediabetes, discusses prevention.
Find general information on diabetes below. Please also see these pages:
DHHS. NIH. National Library of Medicine.
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy.
DHHS. NIH. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
DHHS. CDC. NCCDPH. Division of Diabetes.
DHHS. National Institutes of Health; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
American Diabetes Association.
American Association of Diabetes Educators.
American Diabetes Association.
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