If you are aged 40 or older, you have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and should get tested at least once every three years. You should be checked earlier/more often :

• If you are a member of any of the following high-risk groups: Aboriginal, Hispanic, Asian, South Asian or African descent.
• You are overweight, especially if most of your weight is around the middle of your body.
• Your mother or father, brother or sister has diabetes.
• You have any health complications related to diabetes, such as eye, nerve or kidney problems.
• You have given birth to a child whose weight is 4 kg. Gram. (9 pounds).
• You had gestational diabetes during your pregnancy.
• You have a history of impaired glucose tolerance.
• You have high blood pressure.
• You have high cholesterol or high amounts of other types of fats in your blood.
• You have been found to have any of the following conditions:* Polycystic Ovary Syrosis , Acanthosis nigricans (dark spots on skin).