Can diabetes be detected before the symptoms appear diabetes mellitus?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

Sometimes genetic screening can be used to detect susceptibility. As a nursing student I have not heard anything about being able to diagnose diabetes prenatally.

Answer 3

Research continues on ways to prevent diabetes and to detect those at risk for developing diabetes.