In article >,
Goomba38 > wrote:

> Priscilla H. Ballou wrote:
>
> > MaryL wrote:
> >
> >>My doctor says that anything over 100 (fasting BG) is now considered to be
> >>diabetes.
> >
> >
> > Not officially. Officially a repeated fasting BG of 100-125 is
> > considered "prediabetes." A repeated fasting BG of >125 is considered
> > diabetes. However, many of us consider "prediabetes" to a
> > mispronunciation of "early diabetes." ;-)
>
> actually my understanding (being a nurse and
> working with diabetics as well as at times having
> non diabetics on insulin drips) is that there is
> no such beast as "pre-diabetes" terminology
> anymore. You either are or are not, and the cut
> off level is a LOT lower than in years past. I
> think the goal is to get people in range a lot
> earlier now.

Not in my neck of the woods. I personally consider "prediabetes" to be
really "early diabetes" but that's not what the medicos in these parts
say. I'm in Boston, Mass.

Priscilla

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