Table 1 Main themes and subthemes

Adding prediabetes to the agenda

• Invisible condition and ad hoc practices raise risk of serious consequences

• General practitioners are the gatekeepers – they decide who to screen and treat

• Delayed referral shifts the focus from primary prevention to disease treatment

Striving to find strategies to implement prediabetes care

• Professionals need knowledge and support to deliver prediabetes care

• The chain of care should be adjusted to improve resource allocation and promote collaboration

• Professionals think that people with prediabetes face challenges in self-management