Prediabetes may not be as benign as once thought

[Northerner]

People with prediabetes were significantly more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or other major cardiovascular event when compared with those who had normal blood sugar levels, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 70th Annual Scientific Session. Researchers said the findings should serve as a wake-up call for clinicians and patients alike to try to prevent prediabetes in the first place.

"In general, we tend to treat prediabetes as no big deal. But we found that prediabetes itself can significantly boost someone's chance of having a major cardiovascular event, even if they never progress to having diabetes," said Adrian Michel, MD, internal medicine resident at Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak, MI, and lead author of the study, which he said is one of the largest to date. "Instead of preventing diabetes, we need to shift focus and prevent prediabetes."

Prediabetes may not be as benign as once thought

People with prediabetes were significantly more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or other major cardiovascular event when compared with those who had normal blood sugar levels, according to new research. Researchers said the findings should serve as a wake-up call for clinicians and...

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[Deleted member 21371]

I probably had prediabetes for a while before I was diagnosed.
It is recognised high BG is associated with cardiovascular events, but to be honest the lifestyle I had would have eventually given me a heart attack, even if it didn't give me diabetes.
I'm not entirely convinced just lowering BG, but taking no further action would really have altered much.
Diet, exercise, cholerestal, they were all a major part of my poor lifestyle.
Hopefully I've put a few extra years on the click now.

 

[rebrascora]

It would be interesting if they were able to compare prediabetic Type 2s with Type 1 with a similar range HbA1c for this sort of study. My gut feeling is that is is as @travellor suggests, an unhealthy lifestyle rather than a raised HbA1c which may be the problem.

 

[mikeyB]

Well, @rebrascora, it's perfectly possible to have an unhealthy lifestyle as a T1. I don't, or rather can't, do any exercise at all. I have lost a fair amount of weight by low carbing, but then you can't lose weight with exercise alone. And my HbA1c is gradually dropping away, and near ideal. My latest eye screening showed pristine retinas.