{"id":13199,"date":"2022-12-08T11:37:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T16:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/services\/service-infodiabete\/374-revision-v1\/prediabetes\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T13:01:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T17:01:56","slug":"prediabetes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/diabetes\/information-on-diabetes\/prediabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"Prediabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-xxlarge-font-size\">Prediabetes is a condition characterized by blood glucose (sugar) levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. Prediabetes is an alarm bell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-xlarge-font-size\"><p class=\"has-xxlarge-font-size\">\n<\/p><p>Prediabetic individuals are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the short term, especially if they have other risk factors, such as:<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gender: men are more vulnerable than women;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age: the risk increases with age;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Being overweight;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A large waist circumference, indicating fat around the abdominal area;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amount of physical activity;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dietary habits;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High blood pressure;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abnormally high blood sugar levels in the past;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For women, having given birth to a baby weighing more than 4 kg (9 lbs.);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heredity;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ethnicity: Aboriginals, Africans, Asians, Latin-Americans, Arab, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Prediabetes is sometimes characterized by the time of day when blood glucose values are abnormal:<\/p>\n<div class=\"classic-block\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-xxlarge-font-size\">\n<\/p><p>Prediabetes is a condition characterized by blood glucose (sugar) levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. Prediabetes is an alarm bell.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<p>Prediabetic individuals are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the short term, especially if they have other risk factors, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gender: men are more vulnerable than women;<\/li>\n<li>Age: the risk increases with age;<\/li>\n<li>Being overweight;<\/li>\n<li>A large waist circumference, indicating fat around the abdominal area;<\/li>\n<li>Amount of physical activity;<\/li>\n<li>Dietary habits;<\/li>\n<li>High blood pressure;<\/li>\n<li>Abnormally high blood sugar levels in the past;<\/li>\n<li>For women, having given birth to a baby weighing more than 4 kg (9 lbs.);<\/li>\n<li>Heredity;<\/li>\n<li>Ethnicity: Aboriginals, Africans, Asians, Latin-Americans, Arab, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prediabetes is sometimes characterized by the time of day when blood glucose values are abnormal:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Impaired fasting glucose: blood glucose (sugar) levels are higher than normal after eating nothing caloric for at least 8 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Impaired glucose tolerance: blood glucose (sugar) levels are higher than normal 2 hours after drinking a sweet liquid equivalent to a meal high in carbohydrates (sugars).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diagnosis of <strong>Prediabetes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<p>Only a laboratory blood test can determine the state of your health with certainty. The test measures the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood and\/or the glycated hemoglobin (A1C) in the blood.<\/p>\n<p>The reference values suggested by Diabetes Canada 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes in Canada are:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 500px;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Prediabetes<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Type 2 diabetes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Fasting blood glucose level<\/th>\n<td>Between 6.1and 6.9&nbsp;mmol\/L (impaired fasting blood glucose)<\/td>\n<td>7.0 mmol\/L or higher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">A1C<\/th>\n<td>Between 6.0% and 6.4%<\/td>\n<td>A1C: 6.5% or higher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Blood glucose level, 2 hours after drinking a liquid containing 75 g of glucose<\/th>\n<td>Between 7.8 and 11.0&nbsp;mmol\/L (impaired glucose tolerance)<\/td>\n<td>11.1&nbsp;mmol\/L or higher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Blood glucose level, at any time of day<\/th>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<td>11.1 mmol\/L or higher, with classic symptoms&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>It is recommended to have a test (fasting blood glucose or A1C) every 3 years if you are 40 or older, or even more often if you present risk factors .<\/p>\n<p>Good news. By changing your lifestyle habits, you can prevent diabetes!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/healthycanadians.gc.ca\/health-sante\/disease-maladie\/diabetes-diabete\/canrisk\/index-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take the test<\/a>&nbsp;to learn your risk of developing diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Impaired fasting glucose: blood glucose (sugar) levels are higher than normal after eating nothing caloric for at least 8 hours.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Impaired glucose tolerance: blood glucose (sugar) levels are higher than normal 2 hours after drinking a sweet liquid equivalent to a meal high in carbohydrates (sugars).<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Only a laboratory blood test can determine the state of your health with certainty. The test measures the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood and\/or the glycated hemoglobin (A1C) in the blood.<\/p>\n<p>The reference values suggested by Diabetes Canada 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes in Canada are:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Prediabetes<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Type 2 diabetes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Fasting blood glucose level<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Between 6.1and 6.9 mmol\/L (impaired fasting blood glucose)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> blood glucose) 7.0 mmol\/L or higher<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>A1C<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Between 6.0% and 6.4%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">A1C: 6.5% or higher<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Blood glucose level, 2 hours after drinking a liquid containing 75 g of glucose<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Between 7.8 and 11.0 mmol\/L (impaired glucose tolerance)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">11.1 mmol\/L or higher<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Blood glucose level, at any time of day<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2013<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">11.1 mmol\/L or higher, with classic symptoms<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>It is recommended to have a test (fasting blood glucose or A1C) every 3 years if you are 40 or older, or even more often if you present risk factors .<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Good news. By changing your lifestyle habits, you can prevent diabetes!<\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/healthycanadians.gc.ca\/health-sante\/disease-maladie\/diabetes-diabete\/canrisk\/index-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take the test<\/a>&nbsp;to learn your risk of developing diabetes.<\/p>\n\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-xxlarge-font-size\">\n<\/p><p>Prediabetes is a condition characterized by blood glucose (sugar) levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. Prediabetes is an alarm bell.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<p>Prediabetic individuals are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the short term, especially if they have other risk factors, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gender: men are more vulnerable than women;<\/li>\n<li>Age: the risk increases with age;<\/li>\n<li>Being overweight;<\/li>\n<li>A large waist circumference, indicating fat around the abdominal area;<\/li>\n<li>Amount of physical activity;<\/li>\n<li>Dietary habits;<\/li>\n<li>High blood pressure;<\/li>\n<li>Abnormally high blood sugar levels in the past;<\/li>\n<li>For women, having given birth to a baby weighing more than 4 kg (9 lbs.);<\/li>\n<li>Heredity;<\/li>\n<li>Ethnicity: Aboriginals, Africans, Asians, Latin-Americans, Arab, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prediabetes is sometimes characterized by the time of day when blood glucose values are abnormal:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Impaired fasting glucose: blood glucose (sugar) levels are higher than normal after eating nothing caloric for at least 8 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Impaired glucose tolerance: blood glucose (sugar) levels are higher than normal 2 hours after drinking a sweet liquid equivalent to a meal high in carbohydrates (sugars).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diagnosis of <strong>Prediabetes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<p>Only a laboratory blood test can determine the state of your health with certainty. The test measures the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood and\/or the glycated hemoglobin (A1C) in the blood.<\/p>\n<p>The reference values suggested by Diabetes Canada 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes in Canada are:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 500px;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Prediabetes<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Type 2 diabetes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Fasting blood glucose level<\/th>\n<td>Between 6.1and 6.9&nbsp;mmol\/L (impaired fasting blood glucose)<\/td>\n<td>7.0 mmol\/L or higher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">A1C<\/th>\n<td>Between 6.0% and 6.4%<\/td>\n<td>A1C: 6.5% or higher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Blood glucose level, 2 hours after drinking a liquid containing 75 g of glucose<\/th>\n<td>Between 7.8 and 11.0&nbsp;mmol\/L (impaired glucose tolerance)<\/td>\n<td>11.1&nbsp;mmol\/L or higher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Blood glucose level, at any time of day<\/th>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<td>11.1 mmol\/L or higher, with classic symptoms&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>It is recommended to have a test (fasting blood glucose or A1C) every 3 years if you are 40 or older, or even more often if you present risk factors .<\/p>\n<p>Good news. By changing your lifestyle habits, you can prevent diabetes!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/healthycanadians.gc.ca\/health-sante\/disease-maladie\/diabetes-diabete\/canrisk\/index-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take the test<\/a>&nbsp;to learn your risk of developing diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prediabetes refers to a blood glucose level that is higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13198,"parent":24354,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"36,32","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13199","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13199"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29263,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13199\/revisions\/29263"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}