That is why researchers more often rely on faster -
developing indicators of (apparently) improved health: tumor shrinkage in cancer, lowered
blood -
sugar levels in diabetes, reduced brain plaque in Alzheimer's, lowered bad cholesterol or
elevated good cholesterol in heart disease.
Prediabetes, or
elevated blood sugar, puts you at high risk of
developing type 2 diabetes, especially if you are overweight, but you can take steps to prevent it.