The Latest Breaking News from Prediabetes

All told, roughly half of the U.S. population has diabetes or its predecessor—and it's turning us into a nation burdened with illness, experts say.

Diabetes is linked to liver health: 101M Indians have diabetes, 136M prediabetes. Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to fatty liver, hepatic insulin resistance, and hepatic glucose production. This can lead to NASH, cirrhosis, and HCC. Lifestyle changes, calorie restriction, and medicines can help reduce fatty liver and reverse liver changes. Annual…

Developing diabetes before the age of 60 triples your risk of develeoping dementia later on, according to a new study.

A new study suggests people diagnosed with diabetes younger triple their risk of developing dementia.

The findings indicate preventing progression from prediabetes to a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, could mean a reduction in future dementia cases.

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The risk is heightened even in mothers who did not experience gestational diabetes

If you've been diagnosed with prediabetes, it means your blood sugar levels are not high enough to be classified as Type 2 diabetes, but are high enough to indicate a need for change.

More than 37 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, and more than 96 million adults in the U.S. — over one-third — have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

DEAR DOCTORS: Can you please talk about what makes something count as "junk food"? My diet has been less than stellar during the pandemic, and not only did I gain weight, but I just got the news that I have prediabetes. Specifics about how those kinds of food are bad…

The Mediterranean diet and the ketogenic, or keto, diet have both received praise over the past few years for their abilities to help people lose and maintain weight, as well as cutting blood sugar levels in people with prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.