What is prediabetes?

Prediabetes is the transitional stage before the onset of diabetes, including impaired fasting glucose (IFG), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and a mixed state of the two (IFG+IGT). It is an intermediate hyperglycemia state between normal blood sugar and diabetes.

Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) must be tested using standardized methods and have strict quality control and can be used as a supplementary diagnostic criterion.

The blood sugar level in prediabetes is shown below:

At present, a considerable number of people in my country are in the prediabetes stage. If they can be detected, diagnosed, intervened and treated early, and if diet, exercise, medication, monitoring and psychological interventions are carried out, the transition from prediabetes to diabetes can be effectively avoided or delayed.