more emphasis on identifying and treating patients with PREdiabetes
September 2008
You'll see more emphasis on identifying and treating patients with PREdiabetes.
They have glucose levels HIGHER than normal...but LOWER than the threshold for diabetes. Their plasma glucose is 6.1 to 6.9 mmol/L fasting...or 7.8 to 11 mmol/L after an oral glucose tolerance test.
People with these levels are at risk for developing diabetes and all its complications.
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