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 Word Forms

• prediabetic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of prediabetes¹

First recorded in 1935–40; pre- + diabetes

Example Sentences

Experimental studies have shown that the use of significantly higher doses of vitamin D than recommended slightly reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in individuals with impaired glucose metabolism, i.e., those with prediabetes.

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In contrast, no effects have been observed in individuals without prediabetes.

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So far, there is no research data on whether high doses of vitamin D can be beneficial in preventing type 2 diabetes in individuals without prediabetes but with vitamin D deficiency.

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Tirzepatide, a new injectable weight-loss drug with the trade name Zepbound, reduced the risk of diabetes in patients with obesity and prediabetes by more than 90% over a three-year period, compared with placebo, according to the results of a new study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian, Yale School of Medicine and other institutions.

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The new study focused on 1,032 of these patients who initially had obesity and prediabetes -- a diabetes precursor condition in which A1c levels are above normal but below the threshold for diabetes.

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