I crave sweets and eat them, and though I get a temporary boost of energy and mood, I later crash

I have a family history of diabetes, hypoglycemia, or alcoholism

I get irritable, anxious, tired, and jittery, or get headaches intermittently throughout the day, but feel better temporarily after meals

I feel shaky 2–3 hours after a meal

I eat a low-fat diet but can’t seem to lose weight

If I miss a meal, I feel cranky and irritable, weak, or tired

If I eat a carbohydrate breakfast (muffin, bagel, cereal, pancakes, etc.), I can’t seem to control my eating for the rest of the day

Once I start eating sweets or carbohydrates, I can’t seem to stop

If I eat fish or meat and vegetables, I feel good, but seem to get sleepy or feel “drugged” after eating a meal full of pasta, bread, potatoes, and dessert

I go for the breadbasket at restaurants

I get heart palpitations after eating sweets

I seem salt sensitive (I tend to retain water)

I get panic attacks in the afternoon if I skip breakfast

I am often moody, impatient, or anxious

My memory and concentration are poor

Eating makes me calm

I get tired a few hours after eating

I get night sweats

I am tired most of the time

I have extra weight around the middle (weight to hip ratio > 0.8; measure around the belly button and around the bony prominence at the front of the top of the hip)

My hair thins in the places I don’t want it to (my head) and it grows in the places it shouldn’t (my face, if I am a woman)

I have a family history of polycystic ovarian syndrome or am infertile

I have a family history of high blood pressure

I have a family history of heart disease.

I have a family history of type 2 diabetes (what used to be known as adult-onset diabetes).

I have chronic fungal infections (jock itch, vaginal yeast infections, dry scaly patches on my skin).