Monday, February 13, 2012
[WATCH]: diabetes epidemic
People are at greater risk of developing pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes if they: are age 45 or older have a family history of diabetes are overweight are inactive (exercise less than three times a week) are members of a high-risk ethnic population (eg, African American, Hispanic/Latino American, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian American, Pacific Islander) have high blood pressure: 140/90 mm/Hg or higher have an HDL cholesterol less than 35 mg/dL or a triglyceride level 250 mg/dL or higher have had diabetes that developed during pregnancy (gestational diabetes) or have given birth to a baby weighing more than 9 pounds have polycystic ovary syndrome, a metabolic disorder that affects the female reproductive system have
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