> serious health condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes.
> 1/3 of adults in England now have prediabetes.
> estimated that up to 10% of pre-diabetic patients will become diabetic each year with a similar percentage reverting back to normoglycaemia.
> those with a family history, certain ethnic groups, and women with polycystic ovarian disease or previous gestational diabetes are at higher risk of progression to diabetes.
> more 4.3 million people in the UK live with diabetes.
> 850,000 people could be living with diabetes in the UK, but are not yet diagnosed.
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