Learning Your Risk for Type 1 Diabetes

 Learning Your Risk for Type 1 Diabetes

Did you know?

• Type 1 diabetes doesn’t develop only in children
• There have been recent advances in type 1 diabetes screening and treatment

If you have a family history of type 1 diabetes, your health care provider may suggest screening for type 1 diabetes. They will order a blood test to measure your islet autoantibodies. The test results can go one of two ways:

1. Negative: Your health care provider will retest you in the future.
2. Positive: Even if you get a positive result, this doesn’t mean you have type 1 diabetes. Your health care provider will refer you to counseling about the risk of developing diabetes, diabetes symptoms, and DKA prevention. Additional testing as needed may be done to determine the course of your treatment.