prediabetes

prediabetes definition - medical

pre·di·a·be·tes (prēˌdī-ə-bēˈtĭs, -tēz)

noun
The condition of having a hereditary tendency or high probability for developing diabetes mellitus, although neither symptoms nor test results confirm the presence of the disease.

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