_Family history of diabetes (i.e., parents or siblings with diabetes) Overweight (BMI >= 25 kg/m2) Habitual physical inactivityRace/ethnicity (e.g., African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Native Americans, Asian-Americans, and Pacific Islanders) Previously identified IFG or IGT Hypertension (a 140/90 mmHg in adults) HDL cholesterol ? 35 mg/dl and/or a triglyceride level a 250 mg/dl History of GDM or delivery [...]

In people with diabetes who are treated with insulin or tablets the blood sugar may sometimes fall below 4 millimoles per litre which is the lower end of the normal range. When this happens you might feel hungry, shaky, sweaty and be unable to think clearly. This is called a hypo (short for ‘hypoglycaemia’). A [...]