Commentary: Be on the watch for prediabetes

November is designated Diabetes Month by the American Diabetes Association. Ninety-five percent of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is strongly associated with overweight, obesity and unhealthy lifestyle habits leading to excessive weight gain in adults, and more recently in adolescents.Diabetes is the most expensive health condition in the United States, with more than $100 billion per year in direct health care costs. (Heart disease comes in second at $88 billion per