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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dark Horse" data-source="post: 1355665" data-attributes="member: 52527">Diabetes UK say this:- “Prediabetes isn’t actually a clinical term which is recognised by the World Health Organization. In fact, the American Diabetes Association has set the level for prediabetes at a blood glucose measurement of HbA1C 5.7% (39mmol/mol) but it is the only organisation which uses this criteria. In the UK there is no defined criteria for prediabetes or borderline diabetes. “So why do some clinicians still use it? Well we know that sometimes it can be useful when explaining your individual risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. It emphasises how serious it is to have high blood glucose levels. Between 5% and 10% of people with prediabetes go on to develop Type 2 diabetes each year. <a href="https://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News/Prediabetes-whats-it-all-about/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News/Prediabetes-whats-it-all-about/</a> As prediabetes isn't a defined clinical term, different people/organisations will have different cut-offs. I agree that the diabetes.co.uk page you referenced, <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html</a> , is confusing because it quotes the NICE value without putting it in context.</blockquote>

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