Family members with diabetes - mother with type 2, who died too young and sister with type 1 who also lost her life to the condition. Due to this I have always been monitored. It was picked up 14 yrs ago. I am now 65 and use the GI diet. I have always been fairly thin. My concern is that the condition could go undetected for many individuals who do not fit the stereotype. I have been lucky but many more people out there could have the condition without knowing !!!!