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What A1C range counts as prediabetes?

5.7% to 6.4%, higher than normal but not yet diabetes.

  1. 5.7% to 6.4% ✔
  2. 4.0% to 5.0%
  3. 7.0% to 8.0%

Why: Under 5.7% is normal. From 5.7% to 6.4% means blood sugar is higher than normal but not in the diabetes range. That is a chance to act early, since prediabetes doesn't have to become type 2.

Huh, didn't know that: Prediabetes can also show up as a fasting blood sugar of 100 to 125 mg/dL.

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Sources

  1. NIDDK, Diabetes Tests and Diagnosis https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/tests-diagnosis
  2. ADA, Diabetes Diagnosis https://diabetes.org/about-diabetes/diagnosis

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