Unfortunately, the footnote ends there, so there's not much in the way of detail about what these restrictions are or how long they'd remain in effect in a potential post-acquisition world. Given COD's continued non-appearance on Game Pass, you've got to imagine the restrictions are fairly significant if they're not an outright block on COD coming to the service. Either way, the simple fact that Microsoft is apparently willing to maintain any restrictions on its own ability to put first-party games on Game Pass is rather remarkable, given that making Game Pass more appealing is one of the reasons for its acquisition spree.
The irony of Sony making deals like this one while fretting about COD's future on PlayStation probably isn't lost on Microsoft's lawyers, which is no doubt part of why they brought it up to the CMA. While it's absolutely reasonable to worry about a world in which more and more properties are concentrated in the hands of singular, giant megacorps, it does look a bit odd if you're complaining about losing access to games while stopping them from joining competing services.
Prediabetes means you have higher than normal blood sugar levels. Unmanaged prediabetes can lead to Type 2 diabetes. Prediabetes doesn’t always have symptoms, so it’s important to get blood sugar levels tested, especially if you’re at high risk. Losing weight, exercising regularly and eating healthy can reverse prediabetes and prevent Type 2 diabetes.
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What is prediabetes?
Prediabetes is a health condition in which you have higher blood sugar levels than normal but not high enough to be considered diabetes.
People with prediabetes have up to a 50% chance of developing diabetes over the next five to 10 years. But you can take steps to prevent Type 2 diabetes from developing.
Who’s at risk for prediabetes?
If you have risk factors for prediabetes, talk to your healthcare provider about getting your blood sugar checked regularly. These prediabetes checks are essential because prediabetes often has no symptoms. You can have it for years and not know it.
You may also be at higher risk of prediabetes due to:
- Age [being 45 or older].
- Parent or sibling with Type 2 diabetes.
- Ethnicity. Being African-American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian-American race or a Pacific Islander.
- Previous gestational diabetes.
- Polycystic ovary syndrome [PCOS].
- Certain medications, such as steroids, certain antipsychotics and some HIV medications.
- Hormonal conditions, including Cushing’s syndrome and acromegaly.
- Sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea.
Some risk factors for prediabetes can be modified, meaning you can change them. These include:
- Obesity or carrying extra weight.
- Exercising less than three times a week.
- High blood pressure or high cholesterol levels.
- Metabolic syndrome, a combination of high blood pressure, high cholesterol level and large waist measurement.
- Smoking.
What are complications of prediabetes?
Having prediabetes means you are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes. But it also puts you at increased risk of:
- Heart disease.
- Stroke.
How common is prediabetes?
About 88 million American adults have prediabetes. It affects more than 1 in 3 adults under age 65 and half of people over 65. More than 84% of those with prediabetes don’t even know they have it since prediabetes often has no symptoms.
Symptoms and Causes
What causes prediabetes?
Your pancreas produces a hormone called insulin. Insulin allows blood sugar [glucose] into your cells so your body can use it as energy. In prediabetes, your cells don’t respond to insulin as they should.
In the prediabetes cycle:
- Cells become insulin resistant. They have a sluggish or low response to insulin.
- Your pancreas makes more insulin, trying to get the cells to respond.
- For a while, the extra insulin makes up for the weak response. Blood sugar levels stay normal.
- Eventually, your pancreas can’t keep up production. Extra glucose stays in your blood instead of entering your cells.
- Your blood sugar keeps rising. At this point, a blood test may show prediabetes.
- Without treatment, you can end up with Type 2 diabetes.
What causes insulin resistance?
Researchers don’t understand exactly what causes cells to become insulin resistant. But it’s possible that carrying excess weight and being physically inactive contribute:
- Belly fat can increase inflammation in the body, which may lead to insulin resistance.
- Exercise causes changes in your body that help keep blood sugar levels in balance. Lack of activity makes it difficult to maintain that balance.
What are the symptoms of prediabetes?
Many people have no symptoms of prediabetes, often for years. Prediabetes may be invisible until it develops into Type 2 diabetes.
Some people with prediabetes may experience:
- Darkened skin in the armpit or back and sides of the neck, called acanthosis nigricans.
- Skin tags, small skin growths.
- Eye changes that can lead to diabetes-related retinopathy.
Diagnosis and Tests
How is prediabetes diagnosed?
To test for prediabetes, your healthcare provider will use a blood test. You may have:
- Fasting plasma glucose test, which tests your blood after you have fasted for eight hours [had nothing to eat or drink except water].
- A1C test, which provides your average blood glucose level over the past two to three months.
You would be diagnosed with prediabetes if:
- Your fasting plasma glucose test is 100 to 125 mg/dL [normal is