Wednesday, March 26, 2014

RISK FACTORS for type 2 diabetes

Obesity, especially central (truncal) obesity.

  • Lack of physical activity.
  • Ethnicity: people of South Asian, African, African-Caribbean, Polynesian, Middle-Eastern and American-Indian descent are at greater risk of type 2 diabetes, compared with the white population.
  • History of gestational diabetes.
  • Impaired glucose tolerance.
  • Impaired fasting glucose.
  • Drug therapy - eg, combined use of a thiazide diuretic with a beta-blocker.
  • Low-fibre, high-glycaemic index diet.
  • Metabolic syndrome.
  • Polycystic ovarian syndrome.
  • Family history (2.4-fold increased risk for type 2 diabetes).
  • Adults who had low birth weight for gestational age.

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