When should you screen for diabetes?

 The ideal age to screen for diabetes?

If you have symptoms of diabetes (Excess urine, excess thirst, excess hunger, unexplained weight loss, etc.)

If you are older than 45 years, even without symptoms

Even If your age is less than 45 years and you don’t have symptoms, you should get screened for diabetes if you are Overweight or Obese with

1. HDL cholesterol is less than 35 or
2. Triglycerides more than 250 or
3. If your relative has diabetes or
4. If you have heart disease or
5. If you have high blood pressure

What are the screening tests for diabetes?

Fasting blood sugar

HBA1c

When should I get sugar tests again if I am tested for prediabetes?

Yearly for lifelong.

I had diabetes during my pregnancy; when should I get sugar tests again?

Your diabetologist advises it every three years for a lifelong.

If my screening tests are normal, when should I get them again?

After three years, you should get your blood sugar levels checked up.