Take this simple quiz to check yourself for your diabetes risk. Answer these questions:

1. Are you overweight?

2. Does anyone closely related to you by blood relation have diabetes?
3. Are you over 40 years old?
4. Have experience any of these symptoms regularly:
• Blurred vision
• Unexplained weight loss
• Extreme tiredness
• Excessive thirst
• Frequent urination during day or night
5. Have any of your children had a birth weight of 4.5 kilograms or more?
• Pregnant women and those who give birth to heavy babies can develop a temporary disorder named ‘ gestational diabetes ‘ which may increase a woman’s risk of having type-2 diabetes later on.

If your answer is YES for two or more of the above questions, you may be at risk or already have diabetes. Go to a nearby clinic for a blood sugar test, don’t worry, it is painless.