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As someone with prediabetes, no, not really. The kind of exercise that helps prevent and mitigate high blood sugar levels isn't continuous exertions like walking or cycling. It's more like running up stairs. So if you want to blame elevators...
Well, still don't. It's a dietary problem, not an exercise problem. Otherwise I, a lifelong bike commuter who always takes the stairs and doesn't sit down at work, wouldn't be prediabetic.
A quick search says cycling lowers the risk by 20% (whatever that means). Gears probably really help here, allowing you to have more resistance with your highest comfortable cadence so you can do cardio.
Either way I don't think the point is that it is a foolproof prevention (because other factors), but more that the same diet but fully sedentary would likely be worse off. Particularly with the obesity aspect, cycling obviously burns calories and builds muscle (which will raise metabolism) so can help you lose weight in the long run. More is probably better so long as you aren't really overdoing it or getting injured.
What if I told you those who own a car are more likely to eat fast food/make poor diet choices?
https://open.bu.edu/bitstream/handle/2144/40250/Fast%20Food-and-SES-EHB-%20Revised_2.pdf
Well they already made one really bad choice, so I'd say it checks out!