Prediabetes and Impaired Glucose Regulation

Key points

• Prediabetes and impaired glucose regulation Prediabetes is a term which is increasingly used where there is impaired glucose levels which are above the normal range but not high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.
• Diabetes UK currently recommend using the term prediabetes when talking to patients and impaired glucose regulation when talking to other healthcare professionals
• research has shown that the term 'prediabetes' has the most impact and is most easily understood Identification of patients with prediabetes
• NICE recommend using a validated computer based risk assessment tool for all adults aged 40 and over, people of South Asian and Chinese descent aged 25-39, and adults with conditions that increase the risk of type 2 diabetes
• patients identified at high risk should have a blood sample taken