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May 10, 2021 Patients with prediabetes have a heightened risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, findings from a large, retrospective study suggest. Through up to 14 years of follow-up, the MACE rate was 18% in patients who remained prediabetic and 11% in those who maintained normal blood glucose levels ( P 0.0001). The highest rate was seen in patients with diabetes (23%), which is a well-known risk factor for adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Adrian Michel, MD (Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI), who is set to report the findings on May 16 during the virtual American College of Cardiolog...

Researchers at Beaumont Hospital in Michigan said their study should act as a 'wake-up call' - around one in three adults are thought to be pre-diabetic in the US, along with millions of Brits.

Prediabetes -- where blood sugar levels are high, but not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes -- significantly increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and other serious heart problems, new research shows.

Prediabetes can boost a person's chance of major cardiovascular events 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 70 th 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 ...