Diabetes Risk Factors

 

Ok this week will look at the risk facts of both types of diabetes.

Some of the risk factors for type 1 diabetes include:

• Family history: Having a parent or sibling with type 1 diabetes increases your risk 
• Age: Type 1 diabetes usually develops in children, teens, or young adults, but it can occur at any age 
• Genetics: Certain genes can increase your risk of developing type 1 diabetes 
• Geography: The number of people with type 1 diabetes increases as you move away from the equator 
• Environmental factors: These include the amount of sunlight you get, the food you eat, and cold weather 
• Diseases in early life: Diseases like measles, varicella, rhinitis, and eczema can increase your risk
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Some of the risk factors for type 2 diabetes include:

• Weight: Being overweight or obese, especially around the waist 
• Activity: Having a low level of physical activity 
• Diet: Having unhealthy eating habits 
• Family history: Having a parent or sibling with type 2 diabetes 
• Age: Being 45 or older 
• Smoking: Smoking cigarettes 
• Blood pressure: Having high blood pressure 
• Cholesterol: Having high cholesterol 
• Gestational diabetes: Having had gestational diabetes or giving birth to a baby who weighed over 9 pounds 
• Medication: Taking antipsychotic medication 
• Sleep: Having unusual, disturbed, or reduced sleep 

Type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed by maintaining a healthy weight, eating healthily, and being regularly active.