Family History of Diabetes Makes 'Prediabetes' More Likely, Study Finds

Before full-blown diabetes sets in, people typically develop a syndrome known as "prediabetes." Now a new study shows that people who are not obese but who have a family history of diabetes are at higher risk of becoming prediabetic, too. Prediabetes is a condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not as high as seen in diabetes. It was known that a family history of type 2 diabetes increases a person's risk of diabetes, but it was not known if it increased the risk of prediabetes. In the study, researchers led by Dr. Andreas Fritsche of the German Center for Diabetes Research looked at more than 5,400 people with normal blood sugar levels and more than 2,600 with prediabetes. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_139981.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery