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Countless Americans have pre-diabetes or diabetes and, like Blue was, are oblivious. More than 80% of those who have prediabetes aren’t aware of it, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
From 1988-1994, about 25% of American adults, aged 40–74 years old, were classified as having prediabetes. [3] According to the 2014 Statistics Report done by the CDC it was found that, "Diabetes Mellitus affects an estimated 29.1 million people in the United States and is the 7th leading cause of death.
An additional 79 million Americans have prediabetes. [20] Individuals with prediabetes have blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not high enough to be classified as diabetes. [22] Without intervention, most people with prediabetes will develop diabetes within ten years. [23]
The prevalence of prediabetes worldwide is expected to increase. In 2021 720 million people worldwide had prediabetes, and this is estimated to increase to 1 billion people by 2045. [7] Other sources estimate that the worldwide prevalence of prediabetes will increase to 11% by 2045. [7] In the United States, 38% of all adults have prediabetes. [7]
Symptoms of Prediabetes. Prediabetes doesn’t come with many symptoms, so most people with the conadition — about 90 percent — don’t know they have it.. If you do experience prediabetes ...
Millions upon millions of people are living with diabetes or prediabetes in the U.S., and many don't know even know they have the condition, according to the latest National Diabetes Statistics ...
Many people with type 2 diabetes have evidence of prediabetes (impaired fasting glucose and/or impaired glucose tolerance) before meeting the criteria for type 2 diabetes. [57] The progression of prediabetes to overt type 2 diabetes can be slowed or reversed by lifestyle changes or medications that improve insulin sensitivity or reduce the ...
Finding out you have prediabetes is a wake-up call, not a life sentence. Research shows that making healthy lifestyle changes can significantly reduce your risk of progressing to type 2 diabetes.