The facts about prediabetes and older Americans Fact sheet (AARP Public Policy Institute) Reinhard, Susan, author. Flowers, Lynda, author. Dean, Olivia, author. Peed, Jennifer, author. Tan, Erwin, author. Prediabetic State -- epidemiology Prediabetic State -- prevention & control Almost half (48.3 percent) of US adults ages 65 and older (23.1 million people) have prediabetes--blood sugar levels that are higher than normal but not high enough to be considered diabetes. Nine out of 10 (90 percent) of people with prediabetes do not even know they have the condition, and many do not realize that prediabetes is a serious health concern that increases risk for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Washington, DC : AARP Public Policy Institute, November 2018 AARP (Organization), issuing body. Public Policy Institute (AARP (Organization)) Technical Report Text 1 online resource (1 PDF file (4 pages)). nlm:nlmuid-101743381-pdf 101743381 http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101743381 English United States Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0