What are the risks factors for type 2 diabetes?
• Increasing age the risk of developing diabetes increases progressively as you get older • A family history of diabetes if a parent or sibling in your family has diabetes, your risk of developing diabetes increases • Obesity if you are more than 20 percent or more over your desired body weight, you are at increased risk of developing diabetes • Hypertension high blood pressure (normal blood pressure is defined as less than 120/80 mm Hg) • Race or ethnic background the risk of developing diabetes is increased in African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Asians • A history of gestational diabetes in women (developing diabetes during pregnancy or delivery of a baby over nine pounds • Other risk factors that may increase your risk of developing diabetes include: abnormal blood cholesterol or triglyceride levels, smoking, prolonged and heavy alcohol consumption, use of certain drugs or autoimmune disease What you can do to reduce your risk Certain risk factors like age, family hi
