they share certain habits that can increase their risk. If your parent, sister or brother has/had prediabetes, you have a higher risk of developing the condition.
Dr. Harris says, “There is a genetic or hereditary component to prediabetes. So, if your parent, brother or sister has prediabetes than you are more predisposed to having prediabetes. There is an opportunity to act or engage when you have prediabetes to decrease your risk factors.”
The best way to prevent type 2 diabetes is to take that first step and find out if you’re at risk. If you receive a high score on the prediabetes risk test, talk to your doctor about a simple blood test to check your blood sugar levels. If you have prediabetes, ask your doctor about signing up for CDC’s National Diabetes Prevention Program – a scientifically proven program that can help you reverse prediabetes and prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.