Who's at Risk?

You may be potentially at risk of developing prediabetes and eventually Type II diabetes if you have any of the following risk factors:

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• If you have a close family member who has, or had diabetes, particularly a parent or sibling

• Are over the age of 40

• High blood pressure 

• High cholesterol

• Overweight or obese

• Having a large waist size - greater than 40" for men and greater than 35" for women

• Excess weight in the abdomen area

• If you have had gestational diabetes or given birth to a particularly large baby

• If you are Afro-Caribbean, South Asian or Native American you may be genetically predisposed to prediabetes

• Smoking

• Having obstructive sleep apnea

• Having polycystic ovary syndrome

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If you have one of the above risks, maybe go get checked out at the GPs as you may not exhibit symptoms that prediabetes is creeping up on you.  A simple blood test showing your HbA1c figure will give a definitive answer.

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Now having said all the above you may be as thin as a rake and exercise regularly and still land up as prediabetic.  This could just be down to getting older and genetics.

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