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Check off how many risk factors you have.
You are more likely to get type 2 diabetes if you:
_____ Are overweight, especially if you have extra weight around your waist.
_____ Have a parent, brother, or sister with diabetes.
_____ Are Latino, African American, American Indian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander.
_____ Have had diabetes while pregnant (gestational diabetes).
_____ Have given birth to a baby weighing 9 pounds or more.
_____ Have high blood pressure:
- Your blood pressure is 140/90 mmHg or higher, or
- A health care provider has told you that you have high blood pressure.
_____ Have cholesterol levels that are not normal:
- Your HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol) is 35 mg/dL or lower, or
- Your triglyceride level is 250 mg/dL or higher.
_____ Are physically active fewer than three times a week.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
National Institutes of Health
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NIH Publication No. 08-6355