Diabetes Risk Factors

There are several risk factors associated with either pre-diabetes or diabetes, some of which you can control, and others that you cannot control. They include:

• Over 40 years of Age
• History of Gestational Diabetes or baby over 9 lbs
• Family History
• Overweight
• Inactive
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Ethnicity (Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander)

To see if you're at risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes, and what you can do about it if you are, take this test offered by the American Diabetes Association.