National Diabetes Awareness Month: Time to Check the Risk Factors
Welcome to November, National Diabetes Awareness month. Since Type 2 diabetes usually develops later in life and is associated with risk factors, it may be a good time to give yourself a checkup against these Type 2 risk factors:
Sources:
"National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)."
Am I At Risk For Type 2 Diabetes? January 2006.
National Institutes of Health. 31 Oct 2006
Diabetes.About.Com
- Having a family member with diabetes
- Being of Alaska Native, American Indian,
African American, Hispanic/Latino American,
Asian American, or Pacific Islander descent
- Having had gestational diabetes, or given
birth to at least one baby weighing more than 9
pounds
- Having polycystic ovary syndrome, also known
as PCOS - Blood pressure of 140/90 mm Hg or higher, or
a diagnosis of hypertension (high blood
pressure)
- Having HDL cholesterol (“good” cholesterol)
below 35 mg/dL, or triglyceride levels above 250
mg/dL - Sedentary lifestyle
- History of cardiovascular disease
- Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or impaired
fasting glucose (IFG)
Sources:
"National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)."
Am I At Risk For Type 2 Diabetes? January 2006.
National Institutes of Health. 31 Oct 2006
Diabetes.About.Com
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