1 Get tested

Do you have family – parents or siblings – with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes? Are you carrying extra weight around your middle? Don’t get enough exercise?

These are a few of the risk factors for prediabetes. A good first step to see if you are at high risk is to use the Diabetes Australia

Risk Calculator. You can take the test by visiting diabetesaustralia.com.au/riskcalculator. If you’re at high risk, schedule an appointment with your health care provider to get a check of your blood glucose level – or, better yet, your HbA1c results (an average of your blood glucose over 2-3 months).