Description: This publication critically examines prediabetes as a public health condition and evaluates the evidence behind the “test and treat” approach to diabetes prevention. It discusses how prediabetes is defined and identified, its biological and clinical heterogeneity, and the strengths and limitations of current lifestyle and pharmacologic prevention strategies within population health practice.

Citation: Chakkalakal, R. J., Galaviz, K. I., Thirunavukkarasu, S., Shah, M. K., & Narayan, K. M. V. (2024). Test and Treat for Prediabetes: A Review of the Health Effects of Prediabetes and the Role of Screening and Prevention. Annual review of public health, 45(1), 151–167. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-060222-023417