Prediabetes
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What is prediabetes?
Prediabetes is a condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. People with prediabetes are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
Common symptoms reported by people with prediabetes
Treatments taken by people for prediabetes
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Compare treatments taken by people with prediabetes
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have prediabetes through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with prediabetes? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has prediabetes on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 398 say prediabetes is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 31 | |
| 30s | 63 | |
| 40s | 58 | |
| 50s | 74 | |
| 60s | 64 | |
| 70+ | 170 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 11 | |
| 20-29 years | 12 | |
| 30-39 years | 16 | |
| 40-49 years | 20 | |
| 50-59 years | 17 | |
| 60-69 years | 21 | |
| 70+ years | 15 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 222 | |
| Female | 658 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 405 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 35 |