115M US adults have prediabetes
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Snapshot · Huberman Lab
Using AI to Increase Your Intelligence & Enrich Humanity | Dr. Fei-Fei Li
Explore episode
Aug 10, 2026
Where this was said
Sponsors: Lingo & Wealthfront
At 18:44 · chapter starts 18:34
The episode pauses for two sponsor reads. For Lingo, Huberman explains that the wearable tracks glucose levels 24/7 and notes a striking public health figure: approximately 115 million American adults currently have prediabetes and most are unaware of it. He endorses Lingo personally as a tool for improving metabolic health, with a 10% discount for listeners. For Wealthfront, Huberman describes the cash account product and a limited-time offer of a 0.75% APY boost for Huberman Lab listeners, bringing the total to 4.05% variable APY on up to $150,000 in deposits.
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