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New study offers strong evidence of elevated heart failure risk in adults with prediabetes, hypertension and subclinical heart injury or stress

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say their findings highlight an overlooked population of at-risk adults with prediabetes who could easily be identified using common cardiac biomarkers Peer-Reviewed Publication Johns Hopkins Medicine A new study from researchers led by Johns Hopkins Medicine reports substantial new evidence that elevated blood biomarkers of subclinical heart injury or stress — […]

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Prediabetes: Blood-based epigenetic markers enable more precise risk assessment

by German Center for Diabetes Research edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Schematic representation summarizing different steps of the current study and the cohorts. Two independent groups of participants are included; a discovery and a replication cohort. Credit: Biomarker Research (2026). DOI: 10.1186/s40364-025-00887-8 Prediabetes is an extremely heterogeneous metabolic disorder.

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AI model detects prediabetes using ECG data without need for blood tests

by Institute of Science Tokyo edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Institute of Science Tokyo DiaCardia, a novel artificial intelligence model that can accurately identify individuals with prediabetes using either 12-lead or single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) data, has been developed. This breakthrough holds promise for future home-based prediabetes

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Prediabetes rates soar among children with overweight as maternal weight rises

by University of Eastern Finland edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes Prevalence of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in a patient cohort of 602 children with overweight/obesity and population cohort, divided into three different age groups. Credit: International Journal of Obesity (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41366-025-01950-y The prevalence of prediabetes has increased significantly in recent years among Finnish

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Prediabetes Drives Faster Decline in Kidney Function

Heidi Splete November 21, 2025 Adults with prediabetes were more than twice as likely as those with normal glucose levels to experience a faster decline in kidney function over time, according to new data from a long-term population-based study of more than 1500 individuals. Chronic kidney disease is one of the fastest growing causes of

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To reverse prediabetes, you don’t need to lose fat, just shift it

Where your body stores fat may play a role in diabetes risk, a new study suggests. Image credit: Hugh Sitton/Stocksy Individuals with prediabetes, which involves elevated blood glucose (sugar) levels that do not meet the criteria for a diabetes diagnosis, are at a very high risk of progressing to diabetes. Clinical guidelines for delaying and

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Prediabetes can go into remission without weight loss

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc.Reviewed by Lauren HardakerOct 2, 2025 A major new study reveals that up to one in five people with prediabetes can return to normal blood sugar without losing weight,  altering how doctors think about preventing type 2 diabetes. Study: Prevention of type 2 diabetes through prediabetes remission without weight loss. Image credit: Anna

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Older adults with prediabetes and less education face higher cardiovascular complication risk

by Ellen Goldbaum, University at Buffalo edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes Credit: CC0 Public Domain It’s estimated that nearly half of adults aged 65 and older are living with prediabetes, a condition that predisposes them to developing type 2 diabetes and puts them at higher risk for cardiovascular complications. Now, a University at

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New insight into prediabetes: Blood sugar level is more important than body weight

Analysis shows that a normalized blood sugar level is possible even without losing weight Peer-Reviewed Publication Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZD Until now, weight reduction has been the primary therapeutic goal for people with prediabetes. An analysis of a large Tübingen study shows that patients who bring their blood sugar levels back within the normal

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Scientists pinpoint early warning stage before prediabetes

by Steven Lee, University of Texas at San Antonio edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin   Graphical Abstract. Credit: Diabetes Care (2025). DOI: 10.2337/dc24-2832 A study from The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center indicates that changes in the body that lead to type 2 diabetes occur long before current diagnostic thresholds for prediabetes are

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