Type 2 diabetes: Risk Factors

Type 2 diabetes: Risk Factors

• Age 45 or older
• Family history of diabetes
• Overweight· Inactive lifestyle (exercise less than 3 times a week)
• African American, Hispanic/Latin American, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian American, or Pacific Islander ethnicity
• High blood pressure (140/90 mm/Hg or higher)
• HDL (“good”) cholesterol less than 35 mg/dL or triglyceride level 250 mg/dL or higher
• Have had diabetes during pregnancy (gestational diabetes) or have given birth to a baby that weighed more than 9 pounds
• Polycystic ovary syndrome (metabolic disorder that affects female reproductive system
• Acanthosis nigricans (dark, thickened skin around neck or armpits)
• History of disease of blood vessels to the heart, brain, or legs
• Diabetes test history of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)