How likely is it that I might develop/or already have diabetes?

If your grandfathers have diabetes you have a better chance of developing it than most people. The current thinking is that diabetes is a 'time bomb' in your genes, and if you're programmed to get it there isn't much you can do.

What you -can- do is keep on top of your blood sugar. Get blood tests every six months or a year. You can get a glucometer to test your own blood sugar, but that might be going a bit too far. If you know someone with diabetes, they can test your blood sugar, and maybe you should do that every few months.

If you don't have high blood sugar, then you don't have diabetes. If your blood sugar is high, then it could be diabetes or several other things, so you want to go to a doctor. When a doctor suspects diabetes he orders a range of tests for various other things besides diabetes.

At some time in your life you may be told you are 'pre-diabetic', meaning your blood sugar is a little high but nothing to worry about quite yet. At that point you should work to develop new habits. The ONLY way to handle diabetes is diet and exercise. So that's the time to learn to eat like a diabetic, to start getting regular exercise, and perhaps then you should get a glucometer and begin to monitor your blood sugar. Then if you do develop full-blown diabetes, at least you don't do a lot of damage to yourself before you know about it. Chronic high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) causes some nasty 'complications', and some people don't even know they are diabetic until they have these problems. It all has to do with how well you take care of yourself.

There's no proof that you can prevent or even delay the development of diabetes. But it wouldn't hurt to try! 8^)

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There are two types of Diabetes- Type 1 and Type 2.

Most people with Type 1 are either born with it, are under 25 or have hereditary history of diabetes.

People with Type 2 diabetes usually develop the condition in later life, over the age of 25.

If you are overweight then you stand a good chance of devloping diabetes in later life, so maintain your weight, eat well and take exercise

Your family history increases your chances to develop diabetes (most likely type 2). However, if you exercise, follow a good diet and eat the right foods, maintain a healthy weight, you may avoid a future diabetes onset.

If you are worried about developing diabetes, you can talk to your doctor about a plan for routine blood sugar tests to watch out for it. If you don't have the symptoms such as excessive thirst, frequent urination or craving for sugar I wouldn't worry too much. Testing your blood with a friend's glucometer for your blood sugar level might give you an idea of your situation but, to mean anything it will need to be a "fasting" reading - first thing in the morning. A reading approaching 100 would be reason for some concern. Talk to your doctor and let him/her hear exactly what you posted here. Best of luck to you!