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  • Public Health
  • Metabolic Disorders

Background:

  • Prediabetes represents a critical global health issue, affecting approximately 21% of the world's population.
  • It serves as a precursor stage to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), significantly elevating the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the global burden and clinical significance of prediabetes.
  • To emphasize the importance of early diagnosis and effective management strategies for prediabetes.

Main Methods:

  • Diagnosis relies on accessible and cost-effective plasma glucose and/or hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) measurements.
  • Treatment focuses on intensive lifestyle (ILS) interventions, including dietary changes and regular physical activity.
  • Metformin therapy is also recognized as a preventive measure against T2DM progression.

Main Results:

  • Intensive lifestyle intervention, including a 5% weight loss, has demonstrated efficacy in reducing T2DM progression in numerous global studies.
  • Metformin has been proven effective in preventing the transition from prediabetes to T2DM.
  • Prediabetes is linked to serious complications such as T2DM and CVD.

Conclusions:

  • Given its global impact, diagnostic accessibility, associated risks, and effective interventions, classifying prediabetes as a disease warrants serious consideration by guideline committees.
  • Targeted therapy is recommended for high-risk individuals, including those with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), impaired fasting glucose (IFG) ≥ 110 mg/dL, and/or HbA1c ≥ 6.0%, especially when combined with overweight or obesity.