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About what share of Americans with prediabetes don't know they have it?

About 80%, because prediabetes usually has no clear symptoms.

  1. About 10%
  2. About 80% ✔
  3. About 30%

Why: Prediabetes usually has no clear symptoms, so most people only find out from a blood test. That's why testing matters if you have risk factors.

Huh, didn't know that: Before people develop type 2 diabetes, they almost always have prediabetes first.

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Sources

  1. ADA, Prediabetes https://diabetes.org/about-diabetes/prediabetes
  2. ADA, Prediabetes https://diabetes.org/about-diabetes/prediabetes

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