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What is prediabetes? Prediabetes means that your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be called diabetes. Glucose comes from the foods you eat. Too much glucose in your blood can damage your body over time. If you have prediabetes, you are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. But if you make some lifestyle changes now,... https://medlineplus.gov/prediabetes.html
Learn when you should get a diabetes test, which tests you may need, and how to prepare for each test. https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/tests-diagnosis
Learn about the causes of insulin resistance and prediabetes, how prediabetes is diagnosed, and steps you can take to help prevent or reverse these conditions. https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/what-is-diabetes/prediabetes-insulin-resistance
Risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes include overweight, lack of physical activity, history of other diseases, age, race, and ethnicity. https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/risk-factors-type-2-diabetes
Diabetes occurs when your blood glucose is too high, which can lead to health problems. The main types of diabetes are type 1, type 2, and gestational. https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/what-is-diabetes
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