World Diabetes Day Is November 14th.
Diabetes risk factors
There are many risk factors for type 2 diabetes. They include:
* Obesity and overweight
* Lack of exercise
* Previously identified glucose intolerance
* Unhealthy diet
* Increased age
* High blood pressure and high cholesterol
* A family history of diabetes
* A history of gestational diabetes
* Ethnicity - higher rates of diabetes have been reported in Asians, Hispanics, Indigenous peoples (USA, Canada, Australia) and African Americans.
If you think you are at risk of type 2 diabetes, get tested!
It's your life, It's your future and you are worth it!!
