Nearly 1 in 3 American adolescents have prediabetes, a CDC report finds. An official notes "it’s not too late to change course."

More than 30 percent of American teenagers were considered prediabetic in 2023, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC calculated there were 8.4 million children between the ages of 12 and 17 who were labeled prediabetic — or those whose blood sugar level may be higher

Why is the teen prediabetes crisis a growing concern for public health? This isn’t a distant future—it’s happening now. One in three teenagers is at risk of serious health problems before they even reach adulthood.