- meet criteria for screening (age >= 45 years or other risk factors [body mass index >=25 or hypertension or systolic blood pressure >=140 or HDL cholesterol <35 in men or <45 in women or fasting triglycerides >250 or first-degree relative with diabetes or minority race or minority ethnicity or history of diabetes during pregnancy or history of having a baby weighing >9 pounds or history of polycystic ovary syndrome])