Every person should test for diabetes if they have symptoms like being overweight and obese so that it can be detected on time according to the American Diabetes Association. Type 2 diabetes is a silent killer because it can occur in people without any symptoms. There are several grave risk factors of type 2 diabetes. By the time a person reaches 45 years of age, it is imperative that they begin getting tested for diabetes.

People who have the risk of developing diabetes because of genetic factors or overweight should test earlier. Whether a person is at risk or not can be determined through the body mass index or the BMI. This index will help you determine if you are normal weight or not. It will even give reports on if you are obese or severely obese.

People who are 45 and above should get test for diabetes anyway. Pre diabetes test help to prevent the disorder. There are several risk factors that act as a precursor for diabetes.

• An inactive lifestyle
• If Family members have diabetes
• Belonging to ethnic castes like African American, Alaska, Native Indian, Asian, Hispanic, Latino, or Pacific Islander
• If a baby weighs over nine pounds or the mother suffered from gestational diabetes
• People with elevated blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg and above
• If HDL cholesterol level is less than 35 mg/dL and a triglyceride level is more than 250 mg/dL
• Women suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome
• Having been diagnosed with impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance earlier
• Been diagnosed with acanthosis nigricans, with consists of suffering from velvety type of dark rash on the neck region and/or armpits
• People who have a history of cardiovascular disease

When the tests produce normal results, one should recheck every three years. Frequent testing helps to reduce the apparent risks of Type 2 diabetes according to doctors. Blood glucose in people who are overweight should be checked every year.

Diabetes can also occur during pregnancy and as a result it should be checked in them too, for gestational diabetes. Women can get gestational diabetes between six and twelve weeks of pregnancy. Type 2 diabetes is also common in women and children. Children should also be tested when there is a family history of the disease.

The classic symptoms of type 2 diabetes are that is causes excess body weight gain and increase the vital statistics. Men can measure forty inches or more on their waist line and women can measure thirty-five inches or more.

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