Prediabetes means glucose levels are higher than normal but not yet in the diabetes range. It is a warning sign that can often be acted on before complications develop.
← Health concern guides
Prediabetes & insulin resistance
Prediabetes means glucose levels are higher than normal but not yet in the diabetes range. It is a warning sign that can often be acted on before complications develop.
MMS plain-English explanation
Understand the concern without losing the medical meaning.
Insulin is the signal that helps move glucose from the blood into cells. When the body becomes less responsive to it, the pancreas has to work harder and glucose may gradually rise.
✓HbA1c and/or fasting glucose interpreted by a clinician
✓Weight and waist in context
✓Blood pressure and lipid profile
Metabolic programme
Nutrition, physical activity, sleep and sustainable weight reduction where relevant are first-line risk-reduction tools.
Medical weight management
Prescription treatment may be appropriate when a clinician confirms the indication and monitors response and adverse effects.
This information can help you understand possibilities and prepare better questions. It does not confirm a diagnosis or make a treatment suitable for you. A qualified healthcare professional needs to review your personal symptoms, history, examination, tests, medicines and contraindications before making a medical decision.
What usually needs checking first
- ✓HbA1c and/or fasting glucose interpreted by a clinician
- ✓Weight and waist in context
- ✓Blood pressure and lipid profile
- ✓Family history, pregnancy history and medicines
- ✓Sleep, diet, activity and fatty-liver risk
Seek prompt medical attention if
- !Marked thirst, frequent urination, vomiting or dehydration
- !Unexplained rapid weight loss
- !Confusion or severe drowsiness
- !Very high glucose readings or ketones
Topics you may discuss
Not every treatment belongs at the same evidence level.
These links are intended to help you research and prepare questions. They are not a recommendation that you undergo the treatment.
Metabolic programme
Established clinical pathwayNutrition, physical activity, sleep and sustainable weight reduction where relevant are first-line risk-reduction tools.
Read more →Medical weight management
Established clinical pathwayPrescription treatment may be appropriate when a clinician confirms the indication and monitors response and adverse effects.
Read more →IV wellness / NAD+
Evidence varies / discussDo not position wellness infusions as treatment for prediabetes or insulin resistance in place of established metabolic care.
Read more →Next step
Turn research into a qualified discussion.
Bring your symptoms, history, medications, test results and questions. MMS can help organise the discussion; a qualified professional decides what assessment or treatment is appropriate.