People belonging to the following groups should talk to their general practitioner about the possibility of testing for type 2 diabetes and about lifestyle changes that can help to prevent the development of diabetes:
Obesity, especially abdominal obesity
First-degree relative with type 2 diabetes
Past history of gestational diabetes or having a baby born weighing over 9 pounds
Past impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glycaemia
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Inactive lifestyle
High-risk ethnic group (South Asian, native Australians, West Africans)
Recurrent infections
Having a disease that predisposes the person to diabetes (Cushing’s syndrome or acromegaly, for example)
Taking medication that predisposes the person to diabetes
Microalbuminuria
Low birth weight
Old age
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