Impaired Fasting Glucose Overview

Impaired fasting glycaemia is a pre-diabetic state of dysglycemia, associated with insulin resistance and increased risk of cardiovascular pathology, although of lesser risk than Impaired glucose tolerance . IFG often progresses to type 2 diabetes mellitus, a recent study citing the average time for progression as less than three years. IFG is also a risk factor for mortality. It is characterised by an intermediately raised fasting glucose level, but less...