Nearly 1 in 3 US Youth Have Prediabetes, CDC Finds

Some 8.4 million children aged 12 to 17 have the condition, the public health agency said.

People cross a street in New York City on June 18, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Nearly one in every three children aged at least 12 have prediabetes, or higher than normal blood sugar levels or glucose levels, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new update.

CDC researchers analyzed 2023 results from a long-running national survey and estimated that 32.7 percent of children aged 12 to 17, or 8.4 million youth, have prediabetes.