What is the medical term for prediabetes?

Prediabetes is also called impaired glucose tolerance in some settings. It often causes no noticeable symptoms. Excessive Thirst or Frequent Urination can occur when glucose rises further, but these symptoms have other possible causes too.

The result is interpreted using a suitable blood test and your health history. Prediabetes is not the same diagnosis as Type 2 Diabetes, although it signals that glucose regulation needs attention.

Book a review to discuss Diabetes Screening and whether repeat testing is appropriate. Regular movement, balanced meals with fibre-rich foods, and a sustainable approach to body weight can support glucose control.

Nutrition Counselling can turn general advice into meals that fit your culture, schedule, and health needs. A Weight Management Programme may help if weight change is part of your agreed plan. Do not start medication or a restrictive diet without professional guidance.

Seek urgent help for confusion, fainting, severe weakness, vomiting with inability to keep fluids down, or rapid breathing. Arrange a routine appointment for persistent thirst, repeated urination, unexplained weight change, or a screening result you do not understand.

Ask which test produced the result, whether it should be repeated, what glucose targets apply to you, and how medicines or other conditions may affect the reading.