Though the 20th annual Alert Day took place 11 days ago on March 25, it is still important for people to be made aware about the seriousness of the disease whenever possible. 21 million adults and children in the US (about 7% of the population) have the disease but only about 14.5 million of them know that they have it. The American Diabetes Association has a short and quick test which tells you if you are at risk for having or developing type 2 diabetes. It told me I was at low to medium risk.

My recommendation: get an annual check-up which includes a blood test for glucose levels and talk to your doctor about your lifestyle and family background to get a better risk assessment.

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