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the answer is yes. if you are a high risk person, you can get done a random or fasting blood glucose test. it will tell the answer. followings are the high risk categories;

  1. overweight
  2. physically inactive
  3. have a parent, brother, or sister with Diabetes
  4. are African American, Native American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, or Hispanic American
  5. have had a baby weighing more than 9 pounds or have had gestational diabetes
  6. have high blood pressure (over 140/90 mmHg)
  7. have low HDL cholesterol (35 mg/dl or lower)
  8. or high triglycerides (250 mg/dl or higher)
  9. Weight can be normal, usually in genetic as cause
  10. The above is for Type 2 or adult onset Type 1
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