Impaired fasting glucose. A condition where blood glucose levels are higher than what is considered normal, but not high enough to diagnosis diabetes. Left untreated, this condition frequently progresses to full blown type 2 diabetes. Can result in diagnosis of prediabetes.
Impaired fasting glycaemia. Raised fasting levels of glucose.
impaired fasting glucose. a condition in which a blood glucose test, taken after an 8- to 12-hour fast, shows a level of glucose higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. IFG, also called pre-diabetes, is a level of 100 mg/dL to 125 mg/dL. Most people with pre-diabetes are at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes.