What are the risk factors for Type 2 diabetes?
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Family history of diabetes in a first degree relative (parent or sibling) and obesity are the strongest risk factors for Type 2 diabetes and in fact, obesity is present in 80% of diabetics and is the single best predictor for diabetes. Ethnicity plays an important role in diabetes with Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Native Americans and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders being at the highest risk. Age greater than 45 years has been a well documented risk factor in the past but more recently Type 2 diabetes has become an increasing problem in adolescents primarily related to an increase in obesity in this age group. A sedentary lifestyle (exercise less than three times a week) makes a person more likely to develop diabetes. A personal past medical history of gestational diabetes, polycystic ovary disease, a skin condition called acanthosis nigricans, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and high cholesterol and/or high triglycerides is also associated with a higher risk of developing diabetes.
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