Top 10 Risk Factors for Developing Diabetes Mellitus (Diabetes 2)

Diabetes is a disease in which a person either does not naturally produce enough insulin to lower the body‘s blood sugar level or the cells are resistant to the insulin that is produced. Diabetes has been recognized as a serious disease for about 2,000 years, but has only become treatable in the last century. With technology advancing and research continuing, diabetes is rapidly becoming more and more manageable for the average human. The main afflictions that make up the whole of diabetes are type 1 and type 2, with type 2 comprising approximately 90% of all cases.^{Diet and Diabetes, Nora Murphy and Jay McCowan}

The table below shows the risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. Here are the top 10 risk factors for developing diabetes mellitus.

Top 10 Risk Factors for Diabetes Mellitus (Diabetes 2)
Nos.	RISK FACTORS
1	Age greater than or equal to 45 years
2	Overweight
3	Family history of diabetes (parents or siblings with diabetes)
4	Race/ethnicity (black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, Pacific Islanders)
5	Previously identified impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose (100-125 mg/dL)
6	History of gestational diabetes or delivery of baby weighing greater than or equal to 9 lbs.
7	Hypertension
8	Low HDL cholesterol (less than or equal to 35 mg/dL) and/or high triglyceride (greater than or equal to 250 mg/dL)
9	Polycystic ovary syndrome
10	History of vascular disease

Legends :

• HDL - High-density lipoprotein
• mg - milligram
• dL - deciliter
• lbs - pounds

Data Source :

• Diet and Diabetes, Nora Murphy and Jay McCowan

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