Wednesday, November 01, 2006

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:


  • 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

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