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Aisling Mangan1, Neil G Docherty1, Carel W Le Roux1,2
1a Diabetes Complications Research Centre, Conway Institute, School of Medicine and Medical Sciences , University College Dublin , Dublin , Ireland.
Introduction:
Prediabetes is a state wherein blood glucose levels are above normal but below the diagnostic threshold for diabetes. Seventy percent of patients with prediabetes develop type 2 diabetes in their lifetime. Despite this, prediabetes frequently goes undiagnosed.
Areas Covered:
This review focuses on the pharmacological treatment of prediabetes and the prevention of progression to diabetes. A literature search was carried out on PubMed and Embase to review randomized controlled trials examining treatment of prediabetes. Emerging pharmacological therapies with potential benefit are discussed.
Expert Opinion:
Lifestyle intervention is the cornerstone for preventing progression to diabetes, but metformin remains the first line pharmacological intervention. There appears to be minimal additive effect of combining metformin with lifestyle changes. It would be interesting to assess whether using combination pharmacological approaches plus or minus lifestyle interventions have any additive benefit. Despite the good level of evidence available, the penetrance of any interventions remains very low in part due to the prodromal categorization of the prediabetic state.
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