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Publication, Part of

Non-Diabetic Hyperglycaemia, 2020-21, Diabetes Prevention Programme

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Introduction

Acronym key

BMI - Body mass index

CCG - Clinical Commissioning Group

DPP - Diabetes Prevention Programme

FPG - Fasting plasma glucose

HbA1c - Glycated haemoglobin

IMD - Index of Multiple Deprivation

NDH - Non-diabetic hyperglycaemia

T2DM - Type 2 diabetes mellitus

 

Non-diabetic hyperglycaemia

Non-diabetic hyperglycaemia (NDH) refers to blood glucose levels that are above normal but not in the diabetic range. These are: HbA1c 42-47 mmol/mol or fasting plasma glucose (FPG) 5.5-6.9 mmol/l.

People with non-diabetic hyperglycaemia are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. They are also at increased risk of cardiovascular conditions.

Status HbA1c (mmol/mol) FPG (mmol/L)
Normal <=41 <=5.4
NDH 42 to 47 5.5 to 6.9
Type 2 diabetes >=48 >=7.0

Table 1: Registrations and prevalence1, GP-recorded non-diabetic hyperglycaemia (NDH) and type 2 diabetes, 2020-21, England.

Registered at GP practice Diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes recorded Diagnosis of non-diabetic hyperglycaemia recorded
Number Per cent Number Per cent
48,753,835 3,218,925 6.6% 2,378,485 4.9%

 

 

The Office for Health Inequalities and Disparities (OHID, formally Public Health England)

See footnote 2.


Footnotes

1. People included: those registered at a GP practice that participated in NDA 2020-21.

2. Public Health England (2015): Diabetes prevalence estimates for local populations and Analysis of non-diabetic hyperglycaemia prevalence in England.


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