Follow these screening guidelines if you think you might have diabetes or be at risk of developing the disease. The Canadian Diabetes Association recommends that you be tested for diabetes:
Every 3 years once you reach 40 years of age; more frequently and/or earlier if you have risk factors including the following:
Having a parent, sibling, or child with diabetes
Being a member of a high-risk population (such as people of Aboriginal, Hispanic, Asian, South Asian, or African descent)
Having a history of prediabetes, gestational diabetes, or having given birth to a large baby
Being overweight
Having hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), high blood pressure, abnormal lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides), schizophrenia, polycystic ovary syndrome, or a type of skin rash called acanthosis nigricans
Immediately, if you are having symptoms of high blood glucose (such as thirst, frequent urination, and weight loss)
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