Pre-diabetes

You have “pre-diabetes” if your blood glucose is higher than normal, but not high enough  for a diagnosis of diabetes.

For example:

• Your “fasting” blood glucose may be 6-7 mmol/L (taken in the morning after not eating or drinking overnight)
  
  
• Your blood glucose taken two hours after a meal may be 8-11 mmol/L

People with pre-diabetes are at risk to develop type 2 diabetes. If people with pre-diabetes lose a moderate amount of weight and increase their exercise, they are more likely to prevent type 2 diabetes than people who do not. They may even return blood glucose to normal levels!