Prediabetes

What is prediabetes?

Prediabetes is a condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. People with prediabetes are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

How do members experience prediabetes?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with prediabetes*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

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Top treatments taken by people for prediabetes*

*Data from patients with prediabetes, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with prediabetes*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Metformin ER)
Perceived effectiveness
for prediabetes (4 evaluations)
Side effects
diarrhea
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
prediabetes (17)

*Data from patients with prediabetes, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has prediabetes on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 5
20s 37
30s 113
40s 208
50s 316
60s 383
70+ 266

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 325
Female 966
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