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prediabetic

prediabetic

5.1
A person with higher than normal blood sugar levels but not diabetes
  • noun
  • /ˌprɛdɪˈæbɪtɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : prediabético
  • After a routine checkup, the doctor told him he was a prediabetic and needed to change his lifestyle.

Examples

  • Many prediabetics can prevent diabetes by eating healthier and exercising regularly.

  • Many prediabetics can prevent diabetes with lifestyle changes.

  • The clinic offers special programs for prediabetic patients to help them manage their blood sugar.

  • I am prediabetic.

  • After a routine checkup, the doctor told him he was a prediabetic and needed to change his lifestyle.

  • Many prediabetics can prevent diabetes by eating healthier and exercising regularly.

  • The clinic offers special programs for prediabetic patients to help them manage their blood sugar.

Synonyms

hyperglycemic
vsprediabetic
  • Specialized
7.9

A person with too much sugar in the blood

is someone with slightly raised sugar before a diabetes diagnosis

How High

diabetic
29 3.9
prediabetic
  • Specialized
5.1
nondiabetic
  • Specialized
4.7

Surface Forms

prediabetic singular
prediabetics plural

Morphology

prediabetic = prediabetic (semi-transparent) = pre + diabet + ic

Using the adjective as a noun to mean 'a person who is prediabetic' is a straightforward zero-derivation pattern.

Etymology

Prediabetic as a noun names a person made of pre- 'before' and diabetic, from diabetes, the illness of high blood sugar. So, a prediabetic is someone whose blood sugar is higher than normal but who does not yet have diabetes.