Vol. 7, Issue 1, Part B (2025)

Prediabetes refers to a clinical condition in which blood glucose levels are elevated but do not meet the diabetes threshold. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), people without diabetes are classified as having prediabetes if they have a glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) value between 5.7% and 6.4%, impaired fasting glucose (IFG) between 100 and 125 mg/dL, or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) between 140 and 199 mg/dL Currently, 314 million people in the world are Prediabetes, and it is predicted that around 500 million would be burdened by the year 2025. Continuing education of diabetes and its complications is crucial, but it should be accompanied with regular assessment of Knowledge and Practice (KP) among the high-risk population. This study was carried out to assess the Knowledge and Practice among the obese people screened over selected community areas at Bangalore India. A questionnaire survey was done as a part of a prospective open-label interventional study with 50 obese individuals. Baseline characteristics of the participants were obtained, and their knowledge and practice regarding Prediabetes were assessed. The finding of the present study revealed 80% of the respondents had poor knowledge, 10% had average knowledge, and only 10% had good knowledge regarding Prediabetes. 30% had a deplorable practice, around half of the population 50% had poor practice, 10% had moderately good practice, while only 10% had a perfect practice regard to Prediabetes Knowledge and practice regarding lifestyle modifications among prediabetes participants were found to be reduced.

Conclusion: Diabetes is one of the major threats to the health of adult population in India. In 1997 WHO report has shown that there was a marked increase in the number of people affected with diabetes and this trend was scheduled to grow in geometric proportion in the next couple of decade. In order to reduce the incidence and the impact of diabetes mellitus, its necessary to create awareness among the feable population at risk. The present study concluded that Knowledge and practice regarding lifestyle modifications among prediabetes participants were found to be inadequate