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Prediabetes - meaning, scope and importance

Acta diabetologia latina volume 2, pages 3–32 (1965)Cite this article

Riassunto

L'origine del concetto di «prediabete» porta a considerare i tre principali oggetti di moderna speculazione: e cioè gli studi delle varie anormalità nello stato prediabetico, itests per la diagnosi del diabete in anticipo, ed i fattori che conducono il prediabete genetico al diabete clinico. L'ultimo di tali problemi comprende lo studio «dell'esplosione del diabete» in tutto il mondo dei nostri giorni.

L'A. fa un tentativo di definizione del termine «prediabete» e considera il valore dei varitests per rivelare la sua presenza. Infine vengono discussi taluni aspetti pratici, che comprendono le tre distinte sfere d'azione: la reale diffusione del prediabete, la prevenzione del diabete, e la gravidanza nella donna diabetica.

Resume

L'origine du concept «prédiabète» nous porte à considérer les trois sujets principaux de la spéculation moderne: c'est à dire l'étude de differentes anomalies de l'état prédiabétique, lestests pour le diagnostic précoce du diabète et les facteurs qui mèment le prédiabète génétique au diabète cliniquement évident. Le dernier de ces problèmes concerne l'étude de «l'éclat du diabète» dans le monde entier de nos jours.

L'A. essaie de trouver une définition du concept «prédiabète» et évalue les differentstests aptes à relever sa présence. Enfin on discute certains aspects pratiques, qui comprennent trois domaines differents: la diffusion réelle du prédiabète, la prévention du diabète et la grossesse dans la femme diabétique.

Resumen

El origen del concepto de «prediabetes» lleva a considerar los tres principales objetos de moderna especulaciòn: es decir los estudios de las diversas anormalidades en el estado prediabetico, lostests para el diagnostico de la diabetes en adelante, y los factores que conducen la prediabetes genetica a la diabetes clinica. El ultimo de tales problemas comprende el estudio «de la explosiòn de la diabetes» en todo el mundo de nuestros dias.

El A. hace un ensayo de definiciòn del término «prediabetes» y considera el valor de variostests para revelar su presencia. En fin son discutidos algunos aspectos practicos, que comprenden las tres distintas esferas de acciòn: la real difusiòn del prediabetes, la prevenciòn de la diabetes, y el embarazo en la mujer diabetica.

Zusammenfassung

Der Ursprung des Konzeptes «Praediabetes» fuehrt zu der Betrachtung der drei Hauptobjekte moderner Spekulation: d.h. die Untersuchungen der verschiedenen Abnormitaeten des praediabetischen Zustandes, dieTests fuer die Diagnose des Diabetes im voraus und die Faktoren, welche den genetischen Praediabetes in klinischen Diabetes umwandeln. Das letztgenannte Problem bringt die Erforschung der heutigen «Diabetesexplosion» in der ganzen Welt mit sich.

Der A. versucht, den Begriff «Praediabetes» zu bestimmen und bespricht den Wert der verschiedenenTests, die seine Anwesenheit offenbaren koennen. Schliesslich werden einige praktische Aspekte diskutiert, welche drei verschiedene Wirksphaeren einschliessen: die reelle Diffusion des Praediabetes, die Verhuetung des Diabetes und die Schwangerschaft in der diabetischen Frau.

Summary

The origin of the concept of «prediabetes» leads to the discussion of the three main fields of investigation today-studies of the various abnormalities in the prediabetic state,tests to predict diabetes, and the factors that precipitate clinical diabetes in the genetic prediabetic. The latter includes the study of the present day world-wide «diabetes explosion».

The Author attempts a detailed definition of the term «prediabetes» and moves on to consider the value of the varioustests for its presence. Finally certain practical aspects are discussed, including three quite different spheres of action - the true prevalence of prediabetes, the prevention of diabetes, and the prediabetic pregnancy situation.

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Uprichard Jackson, W.P. Prediabetes - meaning, scope and importance. Acta diabet. lat 2, 3–32 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01550333

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