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Gaining a little weight, feeling tired, having more of those things that don’t go away are not symptoms of prediabetes in themselves, but when they occur together they could be.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that prediabetes occurs when blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to qualify as diabetes.

However, most people are unaware they have it and are silently paving the way for a much more serious illness. This is according to American endocrinologist Ashita Gupta, who points out that up to 9 out of 10 patients are unaware they have prediabetes.

“In fact, it is common for these people to feel perfectly normal and healthy, even as prediabetes progresses,” explains the health and wellness magazine Shape.

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