• Eat healthy foods
• Get annual blood test for early identification
• Be active every day
• Manage your stress

Risk Factors

• Age and being overweight (especially in the stomach area)
• Family members with diabetes such as mother, father, or siblings
• If your mother had gestational diabetes
• If you had a baby over 4kg (9lbs)
• If you had gestational diabetes
• High cholesterol and/or high blood pressure
• Darker patches of skin around your neck
• Schizophrenia
• Polycystic ovary syndrome
• Impaired gluchose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose