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Can Impaired Fasting Glucose Be Reversed?

Impaired fasting glucose, or pre-diabetes, is a medical condition that causes patients to have abnormally high blood glucose levels. Many pre-diabetes patients develop type 2 diabetes. Pre-diabetes can be reversed with lifestyle changes and medical treatment.

  1. Fasting Glucose Test

    • According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the fasting glucose test is a blood test that measures blood glucose levels after eight hours of fasting. People with test results between 100 and 125 milligrams per deciliter have impaired fasting glucose.

    Weight Loss

    • Pre-diabetes patients may reverse the condition and prevent diabetes if they lose a modest amount of weight, such as 5 to 7 percent of their body weight.

    Physical Activity

    • People with pre-diabetes can increase their chances of reversing the condition if they walk five days per week for 30 minutes at a time.

    Diet

    • Individuals with impaired fasting glucose may begin to reverse the condition if they cut their daily dietary intake of calories and fat.

    Medication

    • Doctors may prescribe a diabetes drug called metformin to pre-diabetes patients in order to help prevent the development of type 2 diabetes.

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