Mayo Clinic Q&A: How to Reverse Prediabetes

Prediabetes, Chicago Health Magazine Online

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m a 36-year-old man recently diagnosed with prediabetes. Is there a way to reverse this, or am I destined to eventually get diabetes? My healthcare provider says I’ve likely been in the prediabetes stage for a year or more. ANSWER: There are steps you can take to slow the progression of prediabetes […]

What is prediabetes and why does it matter?

Neck down shot of physician taking patient's blood glucose level

Harvard Health Blog By Monique Tello, M.D., M.P.H. When I’m seeing a new patient, I am especially alert to certain pieces of their history. Do they have a strong family history of diabetes? Are they of Latino, Asian, Native-American or African-American ethnicity? Did they have diabetes in pregnancy? Are they overweight or obese? Do they […]