Prediabetes

Dr. Jeffrey Mechanick talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed at the 2016 AACE Meeting. In part 4 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Mechanick explains the improved understanding of the need for the expertise of an endocrinologist in helping the prediabetes patient.

There has been a controversy over the last 30 years as to which is the best diet to prevent diabetes.

Women who are diagnosed with PCOS are at increased risk for prediabetes.

In a controlled trial, 600 overweight and obese people with prediabetes were given metformin.

In this exclusive interview transcript, Dr. Stanley Schwartz discusses the proposed new diabetes classification, which seeks to not only just classify but to help in determining what type of treatment might be best for that patient.

How can diabetes progression be prevented in patients with nondiabetic hyperglycemia?

Elevated 1-hour level proves significant despite 2-hour level within normal glucose tolerance range.

Higher level of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) over two decades was shown to reduce risk for developing prediabetes and T2, even after adjusting for changes in BMI.

Age-adjusted hospitalization rates for acute MI and stroke on the rise as more people are diagnosed with diabetes and prediabetes.

According to a BMJ study, men with prediabetes who increased their physical activity levels and women with prediabetes who reduced their waist circumference had lower risks of progressing to diabetes.