How To Make Sure You Do Not Get Diabetes?
Maintaining an ideal body weight and an active lifestyle may prevent type 2 diabetes.
Currently there is no way to prevent type 1 diabetes.
There is no effective screening test for type 1 diabetes in people who don't have symptoms.
Screening for type 2 diabetes in people with no symptoms is recommended for:
- Overweight children who have other risk factors for diabetes starting at age 10 and repeating every 2 years
- Overweight adults (
BMI greater than 25) who have other risk factors - Adults...
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Type 2 diabetes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Type 1 diabetes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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