Pre-diabetes means blood glucose is higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. It signals a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, and that risk can often be reduced.
In Australia, pre-diabetes is identified by impaired fasting glucose (a fasting level of 6.1 to 6.9 mmol/L), impaired glucose tolerance (7.8 to 11.0 mmol/L two hours into a glucose tolerance test), or an HbA1c of 6.0 to 6.4%.
Pre-diabetes does not qualify for NDSS registration. Healthy eating, regular physical activity and, where appropriate, weight loss reduce the chance of progressing to type 2 diabetes.
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