title: The diagnosis that never was.
abstract: THE TERM 'pre-diabetes' has crept into everyday language. People who are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes are being classed as having 'pre-diabetes' or 'borderline diabetes'. In 2010 the American Diabetes Association (ADA) expanded diagnostic categories to include a definition of 'pre-diabetes' as blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. According to the ADA, test results indicating pre-diabetes are: ■ Fasting glucose levels of 5.5mmol/l to 6.9mmol/l. ■ HbA1c levels of 42 to 47mmol/mol (between 6% and 6.5%).
authors.affiliation: InDependent Diabetes Trust, Northampton.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirst