This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1002/dmrr.2799 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. Baseline Level of 30 Minutes Plasma Glucose is an Independent Predictor of Incident Diabetes Among Asian Indians: Analysis of Two Diabetes Prevention Programmes Chamukuttan Snehalatha 1 ,Jagannathan Ram 2 , Arun Nanditha 1 ,Ananth Samith Shetty 1 , Mary Ann Sevick 2 , Michael Bergman 3 , Desmond G Johnston 4 Ambady Ramachandran 1 1 India Diabetes Research Foundation & Dr. A. Ramachandran's Diabetes Hospitals, Chennai 600008, India. 2 Dept of Population Health, Center for Healthful Behavior Change, NYU School of Medicine NYULangone Medical Centre 3 Department of Medicine Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, NYU Diabetes Prevention Program NYULangone Medical Centre 4 Faculties of Medicine and Engineering, Imperial College, London Address for Correspondence Prof. A. Ramachandran President India Diabetes Research Foundation & Chairman & Managing Director Dr. A. Ramachandran’s Diabetes Hospitals 28, Marshalls Road, Egmore, Chennai – 600 008,India. Phone : +91 44 28582003 Fax : +91 44 42146652 E-mail : ramachandran@vsnl.com Word Count Abstract - 245 Text - 1723 Tables - 2 Figure - 1 References - 20