Pre-diabetes, also commonly referred to as borderline diabetes, is a metabolic condition and growing global problem that is closely tied to obesity.
If undiagnosed or untreated, pre-diabetes almost always develops into type 2 diabetes; which whilst treatable is currently not fully reversible.
The increasing number of new cases of pre-diabetes presents a global concern as it carries large scale implications towards the future burden on healthcare.
A potential 670,000 New Zealanders have pre-diabetes. 18.6% of the population 15 years and over have pre-diabetes and the prevalence of diabetes is 7.0% (Coppell et al, 2013)