prediabetes

[ pree-dahy-uh-bee-tis, -teez, pree-dahy- ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a condition in which carbohydrate metabolism is mildly abnormal but other criteria indicating diabetes mellitus are absent.
2. a condition in which the development of diabetes mellitus is expected.

Other Words From

• pre·di·a·bet·ic [pree-dahy-, uh, -, bet, -ik, pree-dahy-], adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of prediabetes¹

First recorded in 1935–40; pre- + diabetes

Example Sentences

For children, pregnant people, adults older than 75 years and adults with high-risk prediabetes, the guideline recommends vitamin D higher than the IOM recommended daily allowance.

From Science Daily

"Healthy populations who may benefit from higher dose vitamin D supplements are those 75 and older, pregnant people, adults with prediabetes, and children and adolescents 18 and younger, but we do not recommend routine testing for vitamin D levels in any of these groups."

From Science Daily

Dr Nicola Guess, a dietitian and diabetes researcher at the University of Oxford, said the majority of evidence linking high, and highly varied, blood sugar to health problems is based on glucose levels only seen in people with diabetes or prediabetes.

From BBC

Q: When I was diagnosed with prediabetes, my doctor prescribed Rybelsus.

From Seattle Times

These include obesity, Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure, researchers noted.

From Science Daily