Who are at Risks to Get Diabetes Mellitus?

To find out your risk for diabetes mellitus, check each item that applies to you.

Type I diabetic is more common among whites than Asian, Hispanic, Native and African Americans.

Family history: A close member of your family has Type 2 diabetes (parent or brother or sister).

People who have other clinical conditions associated with insulin resistance, such as a condition called acanthosis nigricans, characterized by a dark, velvety rash around my neck or armpits.

Sedentary Lifestyle: A lack of daily physical activity can lead to obesity, a major factor in developing type 2 diabetes. Persons with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for stroke, eye complications, heart disease, kidney disease, and foot and skin problems.

People who have high blood pressure or a heart attack or a stroke.

Unhealthy Eating Habits: Ninety% of people who have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight. Unhealthy eating contributes largely to obesity.

Obesity: The number one risk factor for type 2 diabetes is obesity.

History of Gestational Diabetes: Most of the women who experienced gestational diabetes late in pregnancy. Although this form of diabetes usually goes away after the baby is born, a woman who has had gestational diabetes is more likely to develop type 2 diabetes later in life. 40% to 60% of women who had gestational diabetes are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes within 15 years.

Age: The risk for type 2 diabetes increases with age, especially after 45 years Woman with polycystic ovary syndrome and you overweight.

People who experienced impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glycaemia.

The more risk factors that apply to you, the greater your risk of having diabetes.