17/09/2026
You can feel completely healthy and still have prediabetes.
That’s what makes it so easy to miss.
Prediabetes means your blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not yet in the diabetic range. And for many people, there are no obvious warning signs.
By the time you feel something is wrong, an opportunity for earlier intervention may already have been missed.
Dr Dominic Greenyer, Director and GP at The Health Suite, recently spoke to OK! News about why identifying prediabetes early matters.
One of the simplest ways to assess your blood sugar control is an HbA1c blood test, which gives an indication of your average blood glucose levels over the previous few months.
Knowing early can give you something incredibly valuable:
Time to act.
For many people with prediabetes, changes to nutrition, physical activity and weight management can significantly improve blood glucose control and reduce the likelihood of progressing to type 2 diabetes.
So a diagnosis of prediabetes shouldn't necessarily be viewed as bad news.
It can be a warning sign caught at exactly the point when you still have an opportunity to change the direction you're heading in.
Swipe through to learn:
✓ What prediabetes actually means
✓ Why it can be so easy to miss
✓ Who may be at greater risk
✓ Why HbA1c testing matters
✓ What you can do about it
📰 Dr Dominic Greenyer, as featured in OK! News
🩸 HbA1c and other blood testing available at The Health Suite
🩺 Private GP consultations available
Don’t wait for symptoms to start paying attention to your metabolic health.