Andes LJ, et al. - Among 2,606 US adolescents (aged 12-18 years) and 3,180 young adults (aged 19-34 years) without diabetes, researchers studied the prevalence of impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, and increased HbA_1c levels. Data reported that the prevalence of prediabetes was 18.0% among adolescents and 24.0% among young adults. Compared with people with normal glucose tolerance, candidates with prediabetes in both age groups had significantly higher non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, systolic blood pressure, central adiposity, and lower insulin sensitivity. According to this survey study, nearly 1 of 5 adolescents and 1 of 4 young adults have prediabetes in the United States. In male individuals and in people with obesity, the adjusted prevalence of prediabetes is higher. Adolescents and young adults with prediabetes also have an unfavorable cardiometabolic risk profile which puts them both at increased risk for T2D and cardiovascular diseases.