{"id":3067,"date":"2022-11-23T01:13:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T14:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/2022\/11\/23\/pre-diabetes-signs-symptoms\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T16:29:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T05:29:40","slug":"pre-diabetes-signs-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/health-hub\/pre-diabetes-signs-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs of Pre-diabetes: What are the Symptoms of Pre-diabetes?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Both pre-diabetes and diabetes are conditions that come with many questions, such as \u2018what are the signs of pre-diabetes?\u2019 and \u2018what are the symptoms of pre-diabetes?\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this article, we\u2019ll cover what pre-diabetes and diabetes are, including signs, symptoms and risks and treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is pre-diabetes?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Pre-diabetes occurs when blood glucose levels are higher than normal, although not high enough to be diabetes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have pre-diabetes, you are at 10 to 20 times greater risk of going on to develop type 2 diabetes (<\/span>Source: <\/span><\/i>HealthDirect<\/span><\/i><\/a>).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, it is important to make lasting changes to your lifestyle; including healthy eating, exercising and maintaining a healthy weight.<\/span><\/p>\n

Are there any signs or symptoms of pre-diabetes?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

There are normally no signs or symptoms of pre-diabetes. Most people find out they have pre-diabetes if their doctor orders a blood test, which is likely to happen if the doctor decides that you are at risk of type 2 diabetes.<\/span><\/p>\n

See your doctor if you have any signs that your pre-diabetes has moved on to type 2 diabetes, including:<\/span><\/p>\n