Endocrinology & Diabetes

Pre-Diabetes

Prediabetes can be diagnosed by the measuring of hemoglobin A1C, glucose tolerance, or fasting blood glucose.It is a component of metabolic syndrome and its characterized by elevated blood glucose levels below the threshold for diagnosing diabetes mellitus. It may increased the risk of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). Many people can be diagnosed with regular screening tests.To main therapeutic approaches it include changes of lifestyle such as exercise and diet changes. Some medications can be used to reduce the risk associated with prediabetes. Although the rate of progression to type 2 diabetes is high, not all people with prediabetes develop type 2 diabetes. It can become a reversible condition with lifestyle changes