Pre diabetes Risk factors

Pre diabetes Risk factors, what are they?

Before I tell you the risk factors it must be noted that The American Diabetes Association recommends that testing to detect pre diabetes and type 2 diabetes be considered in adults without symptoms who are overweight or obese and have one or more additional risk factors for diabetes.

The main risk factors include:

• being physically inactive

• having a parent, brother, or sister with diabetes

• having a family background that is African American, Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, African Caribbean, South Asian or Pacific Islander

• giving birth to a baby weighing more than 9 pounds or being diagnosed with gestational diabetes—diabetes first found during pregnancy

• having high blood pressure—140/90 mmHg or above—or being treated for high blood pressure

• having HDL, or “good,” cholesterol below 35 mg/dL, or a triglyceride level above 250 mg/dL

• having polycystic ovary syndrome, also called PCOS

• having impaired fasting glucose (IFG) or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) on previous testing

• having other conditions associated with insulin resistance, such as severe obesity or a condition called acanthosis nigricans, characterized by a dark, velvety rash around the neck or armpits

• having a history of cardiovascular disease

Conlusion:

By reviewing these risk it is now your responsibility to take care of your health.

If you are without these risk factors, testing should begin at age 45 but if you are a member of the at risk group you should do the test much earlier.

If your test results are normal, testing should be repeated at least every 3 years.

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