Healthy tips for dealing with diabetes

One of my sisters, who is in her 40s, has recently been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. I don’t have the healthiest of lifestyles, so I wonder should I have my glucose checked?

There are a number of risk factors for type 2 diabetes and these include having a first degree relative with the disease, being female, obesity and being over 40 years of age. Type 2 diabetes is a disease where the body either doesn’t produce enough insulin or the cells in the body don’t react to insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas and it controls the amount of sugar (glucose) in your blood. The symptoms of type 2 diabetes include:

* Feeling tired.