Global epidemiology of prediabetes - present and future perspectives

Abstract Prediabetes is defined as an intermediate state of hyperglycaemia with glucose levels above the normal state but below the diagnostic levels of diabetes. It is increasingly recognised as an important metabolic state, as individuals with prediabetes are at high risk of developing overt diabe...

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Main Author: Ulrike Hostalek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40842-019-0080-0