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Prediabetes means that your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be called diabetes. Glucose comes from the foods you eat. Too much glucose in your blood can damage your body over time. generated by SI from cited sources · general information, not a diagnosis · consult a health professional
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Prediabetes means that your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be called diabetes. Glucose comes from the foods you eat. Too much glucose in your blood can damage your body over time.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC · Reference · MedlinePlus (US NLM) · US CDC · Mayo Clinic · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)
Usually none.
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Blood sugar higher than normal but not yet diabetes, linked to overweight, inactivity and family history.
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See a clinician for yearly testing and if diabetes symptoms appear.
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HbA1c 5.7 to 6.4 percent or fasting glucose 100 to 125 mg/dL.
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Lifestyle change: weight loss of 5 to 7 percent, activity and diet change can return sugar to normal. No dosing information is given here.
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Same as diabetes prevention.
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Common among adults in Nepal; PEN screening at health posts.
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ADA Standards of Care 2025
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