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prediabetes

prediabetes

3.9
A condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough for diabetes
  • noun
  • /ˌprɛdɪˈeɪbɪtɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : prediabetes
  • If you have prediabetes, making lifestyle changes can help prevent type 2 diabetes.

Examples

  • Many people are unaware they have prediabetes because it often has no clear symptoms.

  • Regular check-ups can help detect prediabetes early.

  • If you have prediabetes, making lifestyle changes can help prevent type 2 diabetes.

  • Doctors recommend regular exercise and a healthy diet for people diagnosed with prediabetes.

  • Many people are unaware that they have prediabetes.

  • Doctors recommend regular exercise and a healthy diet for people diagnosed with prediabetes.

  • Many people are unaware they have prediabetes because it often has no clear symptoms.

How High

diabetes
  • Specialized
9 3.0
prediabetes
  • Specialized
3.9

Surface Forms

prediabetes singular
prediabetes plural

Morphology

prediabetes = diabetes (transparent) = pre + diabetes

The meaning is directly 'the condition before diabetes', so a learner who knows 'diabetes' and the prefix 'pre-' can infer it fairly easily.

Etymology

The word prediabetes is made of pre- meaning 'before' and diabetes, the disease of high blood sugar. So it literally means 'before diabetes' and describes the condition when blood sugar is higher than normal but not yet diabetes.