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Prediabetes

National Library of Medicine - MedlinePlus Health Topic

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

Diabetes Tests & Diagnosis

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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

Insulin Resistance & Prediabetes

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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 Type 2 Diabetes

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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

What Is Diabetes?

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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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