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Asymptomatic hyperglycemia is a significant public health problem.
Asymptomatic hyperglycemia confers an increased cardiovascular risk, independent of the classic heart disease risk factors. In sum, asymptomatic hyperglycemia is very common in the U.S. and conveys high risk for microvascular and macrovascular complications. In this issue of Diabetes Care , Lowe et al. The analysis shows a gradation of risk for mortality, with those having asymptomatic hyperglycemia being intermediate between normal and symptomatic diabetes. Thus, this report indicates that asymptomatic hyperglycemia is an independent risk factor for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.