prediabetes
noun
a condition in which carbohydrate metabolism is mildly abnormal but other criteria indicating diabetes mellitus are absent.
prediabetic
-
a word derived from
prediabetes.
Example Sentences
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Khan, who is also prediabetic, said she struggled to maintain her health at the facility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
In India, an estimated 77 million adults have type 2 diabetes, while nearly 25 million are prediabetic and at high risk of developing the condition, according to the World Health Organization.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025
"We need to understand high-sugar metabolism like this to make progress helping the one in three Americans who are prediabetic."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2024
The asthma that her old doctor had helped her control worsened, and she became prediabetic before she found a nonprofit clinic where she could get medical care.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2021
She’s telling me about Rambo’s addiction to Wonder Bread, a sure feline prediabetic indication, but I’m not listening.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
