Pre-diabetes - epidemic or emperor’s new clothes?
Medicine and Science from The BMJ
July 17, 201415m 10s
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Show Notes
Pre-diabetes is an umbrella term and the most widely used phrase to describe a blood concentration of glucose or glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) that lies above normal but below that defined for diabetes.
John S Yudkin, emeritus professor of diabetes at University College London, thinks this is over-medicalisation and will only increase the burden on individuals and the health system.
Read the full analysis article:
http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g4485