Many factors increase your risk for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. To find out more about your risk, see which characteristics in this list apply to you. I am 45 years of age or older. I am overweight. I have a parent with diabetes. I have a sister or brother with diabetes. My family background is African American,  Hispanic/Latino, American Indian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander. I had diabetes while I was pregnant (gestational  diabetes), or I gave birth to a baby weighing 9 pounds or more. I am physically active less than three times a  week.       Source: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/DDTSTRS/default.aspx

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