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Prediabetes Diagnostic Criteria
- Prediabetes is defined by impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, or elevated HbA1c levels.
- These tests identify early abnormal glucose regulation before diabetes develops.
Key Prediabetes Risk Factors
- Major risk factors for prediabetes overlap with type 2 diabetes risk factors like overweight, age, inactivity, and genetics.
- These factors significantly increase the chance of developing prediabetes.
No Ethnic Disparity in Prediabetes
- Unlike diabetes rates, prediabetes prevalence is similar across racial and ethnic groups in the US.
- Universal screening is important to avoid underserved populations or over screening based on race assumptions.