prediabetesn.
/ˌpriːdʌɪəˈbiːtiːz/, /ˌpriːdʌɪəˈbiːtɪs/, U.S. /ˌpridaɪəˈbidiz/, /ˌpridaɪəˈbidᵻs/, /ˌpridaɪəˈbiˌtiz/ Medicine.
Preclinical or early diabetes mellitus, esp. as detected by a slightly elevated blood glucose level or impaired glucose tolerance.
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1934 Lancet 23 June 1351/2 Women with early or ‘pre-diabetes’ whose blood-sugar is slightly though consistently raised.
1964 New Scientist 27 Aug. 482/3 ‘Prediabetes’, or the early stages, has been found in a surprisingly high percentage of the population.
1994 Accountancy Sept. 56/3 People with non-insulin-dependent diabetes and those with so-called ‘pre-diabetes’ (now known as impaired glucose tolerance) are particularly likely to benefit from low-intensity endurance exercise.
2002 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Aug. 65/3 Health experts are recommending that people ages 45 and older with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 and higher get tested for pre-diabetes.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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