People with a family history of diabetes should be tested at various times in their lives to discover the disease. Screening for diabetes includes fasting and blood testing. A glucose tolerance test is another way to determine if you have the disease.
People with a BMI, or body mass index, with a level of 25 or under risk good health. Anyone with a body mass index over 25 should be regularly tested for diabetes.
If you have high blood pressure, testing for diabetes will help you to determine risk for the disease. High blood pressure includes people with pressure above 140/90 mmHg.
Contributing diseases include gestational diabetes related to pregnancy or polycystic ovarian syndrome, also known as PCOS. People with these conditions should be tested periodically for signs of diabetes.
High triglycerides, classified as a rating of more than 200 mg/dL, and low amounts of the "good" cholesterol, rated at under 35 mg/dL of HDL, make a person more likely to develop diabetes.
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