Prediabetes

Normal insulin sensitivity is restored more rapidly and is not dependent on the amount of weight loss.

Microalbuminuria was is common among those with diabetes, but it is also present in the early stages of glucose intolerance.

Older women with diabetes or impaired fasting glucose tend to have worse cognitive function than those with normal blood sugar, and are at greater risk of cognitive decline over time.

New guidelines from the American Diabetes Association will place even more people into the “prediabetes” category. At least 20% more which, could mean 30 million people with “prediabetes.”

A blood glucose reading of 100mg/dL is Prediabetes. The newer threshold or cut-off point for fasting plasma glucose will increase those with Prediabetes to 5 million more with Prediabetes.