Must-Read: Andy Menke et al.: Prevalence of and Trends in Diabetes Among Adults in the United States, 1988-2012

Must-Read: Andy Menke et al.: Prevalence of and Trends in Diabetes Among Adults in the United States, 1988-2012: “Diabetes… [is] a previous diagnosis of diabetes or…

…(1) a hemoglobin A1c level of 6.5% or greater or a fasting plasma glucose (FPG) level of 126 mg/dL or greater…. Prediabetes was defined as a hemoglobin A1c level of 5.7% to 6.4%, an FPG level of 100 mg/dL to 125 mg/dL…. In the overall 2011-2012 population, the unadjusted prevalence… was 14.3%… for total diabetes… and 38.0%… for prediabetes…