Prediabetes means you have a higher than normal blood glucose level. It's still not high enough to be considered type 2 diabetes, but without lifestyle changes, Adults and children with prediabetes are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
A new classification may help in the future to prevent the manifestation of diabetes or the development of diabetes complications through targeted prevention.
six types
Not all prediabetes are the same: there would be six clearly distinguishable subtypes, which differ in the development of the disease, the risk of diabetes and the development of secondary diseases, as suggested A study from the Research Institute of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases (IDM) at Helmholtz Zentrum München; at the University of Tübingen, University Hospital Tübingen; and the German Diabetes Research Center (DZD).
The people who participated in the study come from the Tübingen Family Study and the Tübingen Lifestyle Program study. They have repeatedly undergone intensive clinical, laboratory chemical, MRI and genetic examinations in Tübingen for the last 25 years.
Based on key metabolic parameters such as blood glucose levels, liver fat, body fat distribution, blood lipid levels and genetic risk, the researchers were able to identify six subtypes of prediabetes.
A differentiated classification of prediabetes and diabetes allows for individual and early prevention and therapy of diabetes and its secondary diseases in a way adapted to the development of the disease.
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A new classification is suggested for the types of prediabetics and there are up to six different ones
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