Impaired glucose tolerance is one of several markers of prediabetes, says Professor Merlin Thomas
Impaired glucose tolerance is one of several markers of prediabetes.
All of these markers, including an increase in fasting glucose or a slightly elevated A1C, indicate poor glucose control and make it likely that a patient will go on to develop diabetes in their lifetime.
“Now, you can slow that by many kinds of different interventions,” says Professor Merlin Thomas, a diabetologist at Monash University.
Exercise, weight loss, and drugs such as metformin can reduce the risk of developing diabetes.
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