Are You At Risk For Diabetes?

More than 24 million Americans have diabetes -- nearly one in three does not know it! An additional 58 million people have pre-diabetes. Diabetes is more common in African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

The following factors may increase your risk for developing diabetes:

• Age greater than 45 years
• Diabetes during a previous pregnancy
• Excess body weight (especially around the waist)
• Family history of diabetes
• Given birth to a baby weighing more than 9 pounds
• HDL "good" cholesterol under 35
• High blood levels of triglycerides (a blood fat) 150 or more
• High blood pressure 140/90 or more
• Impaired glucose tolerance or pre-diabetes
• Physical inactivity (exercise less than 3 times per week)
• Vascular disease
  
  

Find out if you are at risk! Click here to take the American Diabetes Association Risk Test -- it's fast and easy. Discuss your risk test score with your health care provider.