Prediabetes Diet: What to Eat to Push Blood Sugar Back Into Range

The clip that keeps surfacing shows a fork hovering over a plate: eat the salad first, the chicken second, and the rice last, and your blood sugar supposedly behaves. As of January 2026, that meal-sequencing video, plus a wave of posts promising to “reverse prediabetes in 90 days,” has sent searches for the prediabetes diet climbing again, right as the annual US diabetes care standards update lands and new-year check-ups return fasting glucose numbers that nobody asked for.

The attention is not misplaced. Roughly 98 million American adults, about 38 percent, have blood sugar in the prediabetes range, and more than 8 in 10 do not know it. Food is the lever most of them reach for first.

What follows is the honest version: what the trials actually tested, which foods earned their place, which claims are mostly editing, and what three months can and cannot deliver.

What changed recently: why the prediabetes diet is back in the headlines

Three things converged. First, the numbers. The latest national diabetes statistics report from the CDC estimates that 97.6 million adults in the United States, 38 percent of the adult population, had prediabetes in 2021, with awareness stuck near 19 percent. Those figures have been quoted heavily since the report’s 2024 release, and they resurface every January when clinics mail out fasting glucose results.

Second, the guideline calendar. Diabetes care standards in the US are refreshed each January, and the 2025 and 2026 updates kept the same core message for people in the prediabetes range: an intensive lifestyle program aimed at 7 percent weight loss and 150 minutes of weekly activity remains the first-line recommendation. That endorsement, rather than any new drug, is what gives the diet angle its authority.

Third, the viral layer. Meal sequencing, vinegar before carbohydrates, and three-month “reversal” challenges have been circulating in short videos since late 2025. Some of these ideas rest on small, short crossover studies; others rest on nothing beyond a confident narrator. Separating the two is the job of this piece.

The underlying science has not shifted much. The Diabetes Prevention Program, a randomized trial run by the National Institutes of Health in the late 1990s, still anchors every mainstream recommendation. Its long-term follow-up, published in stages through 2015 and beyond, showed that lifestyle changes delivered a 27 percent reduction in new diabetes cases even 15 years later. What has changed is how many people are asking, and how loud the shortcuts have become.

What is prediabetes, and what do the numbers on your lab report mean?

Prediabetes means blood sugar is higher than normal but not yet high enough to meet the definition of type 2 diabetes. Clinicians use three tests, and any one of them can place you in the range.

Fasting plasma glucose measures sugar in the blood after at least eight hours without food. A result of 100 to 125 milligrams per deciliter sits in the prediabetes band; 126 or above on two occasions points to diabetes. The A1C test estimates average blood sugar over roughly the past three months by measuring how much glucose has attached to hemoglobin, the protein inside red blood cells. An A1C of 5.7 to 6.4 percent is prediabetes; 6.5 percent or higher is diabetes. The oral glucose tolerance test checks blood sugar two hours after drinking a measured sugary solution; 140 to 199 is prediabetes.

Why three tests? Each captures a different weakness. Fasting glucose reflects how much sugar the liver releases overnight. The two-hour value shows how quickly muscles clear a sugar load. A1C smooths both into an average. A person can be normal on one test and borderline on another, which is why repeat testing matters before anyone acts on a single reading.

Progression is not inevitable. Without changes, a meaningful share of people in this range develop type 2 diabetes within five years, while others hold steady and some return to normal. Blood sugar in the prediabetes range already carries a modestly higher risk of heart disease, which is one reason to treat the result as a prompt rather than a verdict.

Why food moves blood sugar: insulin resistance in plain terms

Think of insulin as a key and the cells in your muscles and liver as locked doors. After a meal, glucose rises in the blood and the pancreas releases insulin to open those doors so the sugar can be stored or burned. Insulin resistance means the locks have become stiff. The pancreas compensates by producing more insulin, and for years that extra effort keeps blood sugar looking normal. Prediabetes is the stage where compensation begins to slip.

Food matters at two levels. The immediate one is obvious: a large portion of rapidly digested carbohydrate, such as white bread or a sweetened drink, pushes a lot of glucose into the blood quickly, and a stiff-locked system handles that surge poorly. The slower level is more important. Excess fat stored in the liver and around the abdomen releases inflammatory signals and fatty acids that make the locks stiffer. Shrinking that stored fat, even modestly, loosens them again.

This is why the research keeps landing on weight. In the Diabetes Prevention Program, the lifestyle group aimed for a 7 percent loss, and the degree of weight change tracked closely with the degree of protection. For a person weighing 200 pounds, 7 percent is 14 pounds.

Fiber plays a supporting role by slowing how fast sugar leaves the gut, and protein and fat blunt the rise further. Muscle is the other half of the story: exercised muscle can pull glucose in through a door that does not depend on insulin at all. Diet opens one path; movement opens another.

What the evidence actually says about diet and prediabetes

Evidence comes in grades, and it helps to say which claims sit where.

Strongest: randomized controlled trials, where people are assigned by chance to different approaches. The Diabetes Prevention Program randomized 3,234 adults with prediabetes to intensive lifestyle coaching, a medicine (metformin), or placebo. Over an average of 2.8 years, lifestyle cut new diabetes cases by 58 percent and the medicine by 31 percent; among adults over 60, lifestyle cut cases by 71 percent. The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study, run independently, found the same 58 percent. The lifestyle arms used a lower-fat, calorie-reduced eating pattern, so that pattern has the firmest proof. A Spanish randomized trial of the Mediterranean diet, with extra olive oil or nuts, reported roughly 30 percent fewer new diabetes diagnoses, though diabetes was a secondary outcome there.

Middle tier: observational studies, which follow large groups and look for associations. These consistently link whole grains, legumes, nuts, coffee and water with lower diabetes risk, and link sugary drinks, refined grains and processed meats with higher risk. Associations are useful but cannot prove cause, because people who eat oats also tend to exercise more and smoke less.

Lowest tier: expert opinion and small short-term studies. Meal sequencing, vinegar before meals and cinnamon belong here. Several small crossover trials show a smaller post-meal glucose rise when vegetables and protein come first, but nobody has shown that this changes A1C or prevents diabetes over years.

The practical reading: the eating pattern matters less than whether it produces sustained, modest weight loss and replaces refined carbohydrate with fiber-rich food. Several patterns can do that. The one you will keep eating in year three is the one that works.

Prediabetic diet food list: what to eat most days

Build the plate around foods that digest slowly and carry fiber, protein or unsaturated fat along with their carbohydrate.

• Non-starchy vegetables: leafy greens, broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, green beans, cabbage. Aim to fill half the plate. They are low in digestible carbohydrate and high in fiber and water.
• Legumes: lentils, chickpeas, black beans, kidney beans, edamame. A cup of cooked lentils delivers about 15 grams of fiber and 18 grams of protein, which is why beans show one of the gentlest glucose responses of any carbohydrate food.
• Intact whole grains: steel-cut or rolled oats, barley, quinoa, brown or wild rice, farro, 100 percent whole-grain bread. “Intact” matters; whole grain ground into a fine flour digests faster than the same grain left as kernels.
• Whole fruit: berries, apples, pears, citrus, kiwi, cherries. Fiber in the skin and flesh slows absorption. Juice removes that fiber.
• Lean and plant proteins: fish (especially oily fish twice weekly), poultry, eggs, tofu, tempeh, plain yogurt, cottage cheese.
• Nuts and seeds: a small handful of almonds, walnuts, pistachios, chia or flax most days.
• Unsaturated fats: extra-virgin olive oil, avocado, canola oil.

Fiber is the quiet workhorse. Dietary guidance suggests 25 to 38 grams a day depending on age and sex; the average American eats about 15. Closing that gap through beans, vegetables, whole grains and fruit does more for post-meal glucose than most supplements claim to.

Nothing on this list is exotic or expensive to prepare, and that is the point. A diet that depends on specialty products rarely survives a busy month.

Prediabetes foods to avoid: what should you not eat as a prediabetic?

“Avoid” is a strong word, and for most foods “shrink” is more honest. Still, a few categories do measurable harm in the research and deserve a hard look.

Sugar-sweetened drinks top the list. Regular soda, sweet tea, energy drinks, sports drinks, flavored coffees and fruit juice deliver sugar in liquid form, which reaches the blood within minutes and does little to fill you up. Large observational studies associate each daily serving with roughly a quarter higher risk of type 2 diabetes. This is the single swap with the best return.

Refined grains and sweets: white bread, white rice, most breakfast cereals, pastries, crackers, cookies and candy. These behave almost like sugar once digested. They do not need to vanish, but they should move from daily staples to occasional portions.

Processed meats: bacon, sausage, hot dogs, deli meats. Observational data link regular intake with higher diabetes risk, likely through sodium, preservatives and the foods they tend to accompany.

Fried food and trans fats: still found in some packaged baked goods and fried fast food. They worsen insulin resistance in both human and laboratory studies.

Alcohol in excess: moderate intake shows no clear harm for blood sugar, but heavier drinking adds calories, disrupts sleep and can raise triglycerides. If you drink, keep it within the standard limits of one drink a day for women and two for men.

Flavored yogurts, granola bars and “healthy” smoothies sit in a gray zone. Many carry as much sugar as dessert. Reading the added-sugars line on the label settles the question in five seconds.

Carbohydrates, glycemic index and the question of how much

Carbohydrate is the nutrient that raises blood sugar most directly, so it attracts the most anxiety. Two tools help: quality and quantity.

Quality is captured partly by the glycemic index, a 0 to 100 scale that ranks how fast a food raises blood glucose compared with pure glucose at 100. Lentils score around 30, rolled oats in the 50s, white bread in the 70s, and a baked russet potato can top 100 depending on preparation. The scale has limits: it tests foods alone, in fixed portions, in small groups of volunteers, and real meals blend fats and proteins that slow everything down. Glycemic load, which adjusts for a typical serving size, is more realistic, but neither number should run your kitchen. Use them as a rough sorting tool, not a rulebook.

Quantity is where people over-correct. Very low carbohydrate diets do lower blood sugar in the short term in randomized trials, and some people thrive on them. Longer trials show the advantage over moderate-carbohydrate, high-fiber eating narrows by one year, mainly because adherence fades. There is no single carbohydrate target in mainstream guidance for prediabetes; the consistent advice is to favor fiber-rich sources and keep portions modest.

A useful habit is the quarter-plate rule: starchy food covers no more than a quarter of the plate, protein another quarter, and non-starchy vegetables the remaining half. Pair every carbohydrate with protein or fat, and the glucose curve flattens without counting anything. Cooling cooked rice or potatoes overnight also converts some starch into resistant starch, a form that behaves more like fiber, which is a small but real effect.

Which eating pattern works best? A side-by-side comparison

Several patterns have been tested in people at risk for diabetes. The table summarizes what each emphasizes, how strong the supporting evidence is, and what tends to trip people up.

Eating pattern	Core features	Evidence grade for prediabetes	Common sticking point
DPP-style lower-fat, calorie-reduced	Cut fat and total calories, track intake, target 7 percent weight loss	Strongest: large randomized trials (58 percent lower progression)	Requires tracking and coaching to sustain
Mediterranean	Olive oil, vegetables, legumes, fish, nuts, whole grains, limited red meat	Strong: randomized trial with diabetes as secondary outcome; large observational support	Portion sizes of oil and nuts can stall weight loss
DASH	Fruit, vegetables, low-fat dairy, whole grains, low sodium	Moderate: randomized trials for blood pressure; observational for diabetes	Dairy and grain servings need adjusting for carbohydrate
Plant-based or vegetarian	Legumes, whole grains, vegetables, fruit, nuts; little or no animal food	Moderate: observational cohorts, smaller randomized trials	Refined vegan products can be as sugary as any
Low-carbohydrate	Carbohydrate restricted, more protein and fat	Moderate: short randomized trials show glucose improvement; one-year gap narrows	Adherence; saturated fat quality
Intermittent fasting	Time-restricted eating or alternate-day calorie cuts	Emerging: small trials, mostly equal to calorie restriction	Overeating in the eating window

Read across the rows and a pattern emerges. The approaches with the best evidence all reduce refined carbohydrate, raise fiber and produce modest weight loss. They differ mostly in packaging. If you love olive oil and fish, Mediterranean fits. If you prefer structure and numbers, the DPP model fits. If you are already eating mostly plants, lean into that. Matching the pattern to your actual appetite predicts success better than any head-to-head trial.

How to reverse prediabetes: what the "3 months" promise really means

The three-month claim has a grain of truth buried in a biological fact. A1C reflects roughly the past 90 to 120 days of blood sugar because red blood cells live about that long. Change your eating and activity today, and the earliest a repeat A1C can fully reflect that change is about three months out. The timeline comes from the test, not from any guarantee about the body.

What can happen in that window? Fasting glucose often improves within weeks once weight starts to fall and sugary drinks disappear. Many people who lose 5 to 7 percent of body weight see their A1C drift back under 5.7 percent at the three-to-six-month check. In the Diabetes Prevention Program’s long-term follow-up, participants who returned to normal glucose regulation even once had a 56 percent lower risk of developing diabetes later than those who never did, which suggests that getting back into range is worth the effort even when it is not permanent.

Returning to normal readings is not the same as being finished. The underlying tendency toward insulin resistance remains, and the numbers tend to climb back if the habits lapse. Clinicians usually recommend repeat testing at least yearly after a prediabetes result, and sooner if weight or symptoms change. Think of “reversal” as a state you maintain rather than a finish line you cross.

Where the viral version misleads is in implying that everyone who follows a plan gets there in 90 days. Genetics, age, sleep, medicines and the starting A1C all shape the pace. Some people need a year; some need medical support alongside diet. None of that is failure.

A realistic prediabetes meal plan: one day, three meals, two snacks

Meal plans in magazines tend to assume you have a blender, a farmers market and forty free minutes at lunch. This one assumes a normal day.

Breakfast: rolled oats cooked in milk or a fortified soy alternative, topped with a handful of berries and a tablespoon of chopped walnuts. Oats bring soluble fiber, the nuts add fat and protein, and the whole bowl digests slowly enough to carry most people to lunch. Eggs with sautéed spinach and a slice of whole-grain toast works equally well for anyone who prefers savory.

Lunch: a large salad with mixed greens, chickpeas or grilled chicken, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and olive-oil dressing, with a small whole-grain pita on the side. The vegetables take up the most room; the starch takes up the least.

Afternoon snack: an apple with a tablespoon of peanut butter, or plain Greek yogurt with cinnamon. Both pair carbohydrate with protein or fat.

Dinner: baked salmon or tofu, roasted broccoli and carrots, and half a cup of cooked quinoa or brown rice. If the sequencing videos appeal to you, eat the vegetables and protein first; the evidence is thin but the habit is harmless and tends to shrink the starch portion naturally.

Evening: a square of dark chocolate or a small bowl of berries if you want something sweet. Deprivation plans fail; modest treats survive.

Across the day this delivers roughly 30 grams of fiber, protein at every meal, and no liquid sugar. Repeat the structure with different ingredients and you have a week without a spreadsheet. Portion sizes should be scaled by a clinician or registered dietitian if weight loss is the goal.

Can drinking water help prevent diabetes? What drinks do to blood sugar

Water will not fix insulin resistance on its own, and no randomized trial has tested plain water as a diabetes-prevention strategy. What the evidence does show is indirect but still useful.

The clearest benefit comes from what water replaces. In large cohort studies, people who swapped one daily sugary drink for water, unsweetened coffee or tea had a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes over the following years, on the order of 7 to 8 percent per serving replaced. That is an association, not proof, but it is biologically sensible: a 12-ounce soda carries about 39 grams of sugar, close to 10 teaspoons, delivered with no fiber to slow it.

Hydration itself may play a small role. Observational work links low water intake and higher levels of vasopressin, a hormone that helps the kidneys conserve water, with higher blood sugar. The effect is modest and the direction of cause is not settled. Treat it as a reason to drink when thirsty, not as a treatment.

Coffee and tea deserve a mention. Dozens of observational studies associate regular coffee drinking, caffeinated or not, with lower diabetes risk, likely through compounds other than caffeine. The benefit vanishes once sugar and flavored syrups are added.

Diet sodas and artificially sweetened drinks are a genuine gray zone. They do not raise blood sugar directly, and randomized trials of swapping them in for sugary drinks show weight loss comparable to water. Some observational studies tie them to higher diabetes risk, but reverse causation, where people already at risk choose diet drinks, likely explains part of that. Water remains the simplest default.

Movement, sleep and stress: why the prediabetes diet rarely works alone

Every landmark trial that lowered diabetes risk changed food and movement together, which makes it impossible to credit the plate alone. Muscle is the body’s largest glucose sink, and contracting muscle pulls sugar from the blood without needing much insulin. A single brisk 10-to-15-minute walk after a meal measurably lowers the glucose peak that follows, an effect confirmed in multiple small randomized crossover studies.

The standard target is 150 minutes a week of moderate activity, such as brisk walking, spread over at least three days, plus resistance exercise twice a week. Resistance work matters because more muscle means more storage capacity for glucose, and because muscle mass declines with age unless it is challenged.

Sleep is the lever people skip. In experimental studies, healthy adults restricted to around four to five hours of sleep for a few nights showed insulin sensitivity drop by 20 to 30 percent, enough to shift lab values temporarily. Chronically sleeping under six hours is associated with higher diabetes risk in cohort studies. Untreated obstructive sleep apnea, where breathing repeatedly stops during sleep, independently worsens insulin resistance and is common in people with abdominal weight gain.

Stress hormones such as cortisol raise blood sugar directly, which is why stressful weeks can produce surprising glucose readings even when meals have not changed. Nobody can remove stress, but regular movement, adequate sleep and a predictable eating rhythm blunt its metabolic cost.

Smoking adds a final piece: it worsens insulin resistance and roughly raises diabetes risk by a third to a half in observational data. Quitting is one of the few changes that helps blood sugar, heart risk and lung health at once.

Common myths about the prediabetes diet, corrected

“Prediabetes is nothing to worry about.” Blood sugar in this range already carries a modestly higher risk of heart disease and kidney changes, and a meaningful share of people progress to diabetes within five years without changes. It is the most treatable stage, which is the opposite of nothing.

“Fruit is off limits.” Whole fruit arrives with fiber, water and compounds that slow sugar absorption, and cohort studies link berries, apples and citrus with lower diabetes risk. Fruit juice is the exception, because the fiber is gone. Two to three servings of whole fruit a day fit comfortably.

“Apple cider vinegar or cinnamon reverses prediabetes.” Small short trials show vinegar can modestly reduce the glucose rise after a high-carbohydrate meal, and cinnamon results are mixed and inconsistent. Neither has been shown to change A1C meaningfully or prevent diabetes over time. They are condiments, not treatments.

“You have to cut all carbohydrates.” The trials with the best long-term results used moderate carbohydrate from high-fiber sources, not elimination. Very low carbohydrate approaches help some people and can be done well, but they are one option among several, not a requirement.

“Eating vegetables first is a proven fix.” Meal sequencing lowers post-meal glucose in small crossover studies. That is encouraging but preliminary; nobody has shown it changes long-term outcomes. Harmless to try, unwise to rely on.

“If my sugar were high, I would feel it.” Prediabetes almost never causes symptoms. Most people learn about it from a routine blood test, which is exactly why screening exists.

“Once my A1C is normal, I’m done.” Numbers tend to drift back when habits lapse. Yearly rechecks are standard after any prediabetes result.

When to see a doctor: early signs of diabetes and red flags not to ignore

A prediabetes result is a reason to book an appointment, not to self-manage in silence. A clinician can confirm the reading with a repeat test, check cholesterol and blood pressure, which travel with insulin resistance, and talk through whether a structured lifestyle program or a medicine makes sense for your situation. Any decision about starting, continuing or adjusting a prescription belongs to that clinician.

Prediabetes itself is usually silent. The early signs of diabetes, when they appear, signal that blood sugar has climbed higher and testing should not wait for a routine visit:

• Increased thirst and urinating more often, including waking at night to urinate
• Unusual fatigue that rest does not fix
• Blurred vision
• Cuts or sores that heal slowly, or frequent infections such as thrush or urinary tract infections
• Unexplained weight loss
• Tingling or numbness in the hands or feet
• Darkened, velvety patches of skin on the neck or armpits (acanthosis nigricans), a sign of insulin resistance

Seek urgent care the same day if thirst and urination are extreme and accompanied by vomiting, abdominal pain, rapid breathing, confusion or a fruity smell on the breath. These can indicate dangerously high blood sugar, which needs immediate treatment.

Screening matters even without symptoms. US guidance recommends testing adults from age 35 and earlier for anyone with overweight plus another risk factor, such as a family history of diabetes, previous gestational diabetes, high blood pressure or belonging to a higher-risk ethnic group. Repeat testing every one to three years depending on results is typical.

Bring a food and activity log to the visit if you have one. It turns a ten-minute conversation about “eating better” into a specific, usable plan.

Frequently asked questions

What should you not eat as a prediabetic?

The foods most worth cutting are sugar-sweetened drinks, including soda, sweet tea, energy drinks and fruit juice, followed by refined grains such as white bread, white rice and most breakfast cereals, sweets, processed meats and deep-fried food. None of these need to vanish entirely, but moving them from daily staples to occasional portions, and replacing them with fiber-rich whole foods, produces the largest improvement in blood sugar seen in research.

How do you reverse prediabetes in 3 months?

Three months is the earliest an A1C test can fully reflect new habits, because it averages about 90 to 120 days of blood sugar. People who lose 5 to 7 percent of body weight, remove liquid sugar, raise fiber and walk most days often see fasting glucose improve within weeks and A1C fall by the next check. Pace varies with genetics, age and starting values, and normal readings need maintaining, not celebrating once.

Can drinking water help prevent diabetes?

Water helps mainly by replacing sugary drinks; cohort studies associate each daily sugary drink swapped for water with about 7 to 8 percent lower diabetes risk. Some observational research also links low water intake with higher blood sugar through hormonal effects, but the evidence is weak and no trial has tested water alone. Drink when thirsty and make water the default beverage, without expecting it to act as a treatment.

What are the early signs of diabetes I should watch for?

Prediabetes itself is usually silent, so most people discover it through a blood test. Early signs that blood sugar has climbed into the diabetes range include increased thirst, frequent urination, fatigue, blurred vision, slow-healing sores, recurring infections, unexplained weight loss and tingling in the hands or feet. Any of these warrant a prompt appointment; extreme thirst with vomiting, confusion or rapid breathing needs same-day care.

What is the best prediabetes meal plan for a beginner?

The most sustainable plan follows a simple plate structure: half non-starchy vegetables, a quarter lean or plant protein, a quarter whole grains or starchy vegetables, with fruit, nuts or yogurt as snacks and water as the drink. This mirrors the eating patterns used in prevention trials without requiring a specific named diet. A registered dietitian can scale portions to your weight-loss goal and preferences.

Is fruit allowed on a prediabetes diet?

Yes. Whole fruit carries fiber and water that slow sugar absorption, and large cohort studies link berries, apples, pears and citrus with lower diabetes risk. Two to three servings of whole fruit a day fit comfortably in most plans, especially paired with nuts or yogurt. Fruit juice and dried fruit are the exceptions because the fiber is removed or concentrated, so they behave more like sugar.

Do I need a low-carb diet if I have prediabetes?

Not necessarily. Very low carbohydrate diets lower blood sugar quickly in short trials, but the advantage over moderate-carbohydrate, high-fiber eating narrows by one year, largely because of adherence. The trials with the strongest long-term prevention results used moderate carbohydrate from whole grains, legumes and fruit. Choosing fiber-rich sources and modest portions matters more than the exact percentage of carbohydrate.

Does eating vegetables before carbs really lower blood sugar?

In several small crossover studies, eating vegetables and protein before starch produced a smaller glucose rise after that meal. The effect is real in the short term but has not been shown to change A1C or prevent diabetes over years. It is a harmless habit that tends to shrink starch portions naturally, so it is reasonable to try, but it should not replace the proven levers of weight, fiber and movement.

Are artificial sweeteners safe for prediabetes?

Artificial sweeteners do not raise blood sugar directly, and randomized trials of replacing sugary drinks with diet versions show weight loss similar to switching to water. Some observational studies associate them with higher diabetes risk, though people already at risk often choose them, which muddies the picture. Water, unsweetened coffee or tea remain the simplest defaults, with diet drinks as a transitional step.

How often should prediabetes be rechecked?

Most guidance recommends repeat testing at least once a year after a prediabetes result, and an A1C is typically spaced about three months from any change in habits so the test can reflect it. Testing may be more frequent if weight changes, symptoms appear or a medicine is started. Your clinician sets the schedule based on your values and risk factors.

References

• CDC: National Diabetes Statistics Report
• NIH NIDDK: Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)
• NIH NIDDK: Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
• MedlinePlus: Prediabetes

This article is for general information only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please consult a qualified doctor about your individual situation.