Prediabetes

New recommendations include: specific instructions for lifestyle intervention, and that pharmacotherapy be started at an A1c of six percent. It is estimated that there will be 418 million people worldwide with prediabetes by 2025.

Metformin decreases the rate of conversion from prediabetes to diabetes…

Nearly one-third of U.S. adults age 65 and older have diabetes, while an additional 30 percent have pre-diabetes, researchers said.

Consumer Health Sciences, findings demonstrated a significant impact of having prediabetes on the quality of life and work productivity of patients.

An assessment tool known as Tool to Assess Likelihood of Fasting Glucose ImpairmenT (TAG-IT) is effective in screening patients of varying ethnic backgrounds for prediabetes, according to the results of a new study. Researchers say the test is an improvement over using BMI alone or using a list of risk …

A 2-day in-hospital group program of diabetes education, followed by individual support sessions every 3 months, significantly helped prevent or delay progression to type 2 diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance.

People with impaired glucose tolerance were 81% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes over a 3-year period if treated with pioglitazone, according to the findings of an industry-sponsored randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 602 patients.

Yes, you can stop diabetes before it begins, but you won’t receive the care you need if you don’t even know you have the problem. Screening is now recommended for everyone beginning at 45 years of age.

Lori Dzarnowski, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate University of Florida College of Pharmacy, has reviewed the new book Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes, by Jack Challem and Ron, M.D. Hunninghake. Click here to find out why patients will want this book.

For overweight or obese individuals who are physically inactive, brisk walking might be the best exercise prescription for shedding excess pounds and reducing the risk of metabolic syndrome and prediabetes.