Prediabetes

Dr. Fonseca explains how the ADA funds research studies, disseminates information, and works to educate both clinicians and patients through different media channels. He stresses the importance of educating the public around lifestyle changes as well.  More videos with Dr. Fonseca: Vivian Fonseca, MD, President, Medicine & Science, ADA, Introduction …

Achieving normal glucose regulation even once predicted a lower risk of progression to diabetes for prediabetic patients. The evidence points to working hard at prediabetes to get rewarded both now and later….

Metabolic risk factors, including prediabetes, could be related to neuropathy…. 

Using A1c to catch prediabetes is cost-effective if the threshold for diagnosis is set at 5.7%….

A new study has shown that for people with iron-deficiency anemia, elevated A1c’s may not reflect glycemic parameter.…

In a reversal of two decades of medical reports, a Mayo Clinic study finds the frequency of nerve damage called diabetic polyneuropathy is similar in prediabetic patients and healthy people….

For men and women with prediabetes, insulin sensitivity increases to a similar extent with exercise training, metformin, or a combination of the two, with metformin impacting slightly on the effect of exercise.…

Free screening by trained volunteers can pick up cases of dysglycemia and other diabetic conditions in the general population….

Having more muscle mass can protect against insulin resistance and prediabetes, no matter overall body size, researchers said.… In a cross-sectional study, every 10% increase in the ratio of skeletal muscle mass to total body weight was associated with an 11% reduction in risk of insulin resistance and a 12% …

Optimum screening cut-offs for HbA1c in emergency setting similar to outpatient care….