latent diabetes

• Termo médico que designa um estado em que o nível de açúcar no sangue está acima do normal, mas ainda não é alto o suficiente para o diagnóstico de diabetes tipo 2, frequentemente sem sintomas evidentes.

A medical term referring to a condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes, often without obvious symptoms.

1. Hidden or early-stage diabetesC1formal

   A condition where a person has diabetes but shows no obvious symptoms, often detected only through blood tests.

   Diabetes latente

   • The patient was diagnosed with latent diabetes during a routine check-up.
   • Latent diabetes can progress to type 2 diabetes if not managed.
   • Doctors recommend screening for latent diabetes in high-risk individuals.