Former term for impaired glucose tolerance. See also: Impaired glucose tolerance.
A mild form of diabetes mellitus in which the patient displays no overt symptoms, but displays certain abnormal responses to diagnostic procedures, such as an elevated fasting blood glucose concentration or reduced glucose tolerance. ... Synonym: chemical diabetes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Definitions: 1. prediabetic, mild form of diabetes mellitus in which the patient displays no overt symptoms, but displays certain abnormal responses to diagnostic procedures, such as an elevated fasting blood glucose concentration or reduced glucose tolerance. Term declared obsolete by American Diabetes Association. Synonyms: chemical di...
Former term for impaired glucose tolerance. See also: Impaired glucose tolerance.
[n] - a mild form of diabetes mellitus in which there are no overt symptoms but there are abnormal responses to some diagnostic procedures
chemical diabetes noun a mild form of diabetes mellitus in which there are no overt symptoms but there are abnormal responses to some diagnostic procedures