Risk Factors For Type 2 Diabetes
The Statistics
Risk Factors For Type 2 Diabetes
It’ s possible for anyone can get type 2 diabetes, but certain high risk factors do exist:
§ People age 45 and older
§ Those who are obese or overweight with a BMI or 35 or more
§ Those who have had gestational diabetes
§ When type 2 diabetes runs in the family
§ Those who have been diagnosed with prediabetes
§ Poor lifestyle choices, like unhealthy diet and lack of exercise
§ Those who have low HDL( good) cholesterol or high triglycerides
§ Those who have high blood pressure
§ African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans and Asian Americans / Pacific Islanders are at higher risk for contracting this disease
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The Statistics
Although diabetes can occur at any age. Below are the numbers reported by the American Diabetes Association, the Diabetes Prevention Program and other government authorities show the staggering prevalence of diabetes, and specifically the preventable type 2 diabetes which accounts for most of the cases in the United States.
§ 29.1 million adults in the United States have diabetes, of those 90 % to 95 % are diagnosed with type 2. This equates to 1 in 10 adults age 20 to 64.
§ Diabetes incidence increases with age. About 26 % of people 65 years of age or older have diabetes, this equates to 1 in 4 senior adults.
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