What are the treatment options for prediabetes?

Prediabetes means blood glucose is higher than the usual range but has not reached the diagnostic range for diabetes. It is a prompt to review daily habits and health factors, not a prediction that diabetes is certain. Your clinician interprets the result alongside your medical history and the test used.

Management is personal. Sleep, activity, food patterns, medicines, family history and other conditions can all affect glucose. Regular follow-up helps show whether the plan is working and whether further assessment is needed.

A nutrition professional can help you build meals around vegetables, fibre-rich foods and suitable portions while fitting your culture, schedule and preferences. Nutrition Counselling may be useful if you are unsure where to start or have other dietary needs.

Choose activity that you can repeat safely, such as brisk walking, cycling, swimming or strength exercises. Begin gradually if you have been inactive, and discuss symptoms or limitations with a clinician. A Weight Management Programme can provide structured support when weight change is a relevant goal, without relying on extreme dieting.

Keep planned appointments for Diabetes Screening. Do not stop prescribed medicines without advice, and ask whether blood pressure, cholesterol or sleep problems also need attention. More background is available in Prediabetes.

Prediabetes often does not cause clear symptoms, so routine follow-up matters even when you feel well. Arrange earlier medical advice for marked thirst, passing urine often, unexplained weight loss, severe tiredness or blurred vision. Seek urgent help for vomiting, confusion, severe weakness or difficulty staying awake.

Ask which glucose result led to the diagnosis, when Diabetes Screening should be repeated, what activity is safe for you, and whether Nutrition Counselling or a Weight Management Programme would fit your goals. Bring a list of medicines and describe your usual meals, sleep and activity.