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Health Encyclopedia: Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors

Risk Factors

Over 19 million Americans have diabetes; up to 95% of these cases are type 2. In addition, 26% of Americans age 20 and older (and 40% of Americans age 65 and older) have impaired fasting glucose, a pre-diabetes condition that increases the risk for diabetes. According to a 2006 study, a total of 73 million Americans either have diabetes or are at risk of developing it.

Historically, type 2 diabetes usually developed after the age of 40, but it is now also increasing in children. Given...

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Diabetes in children in the US

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Diabetes Incidence On The Rise

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...honest, I’m surprised that anyone is surprised. News articles a plenty are talking about the... Read more »

King Corn

By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...study the statistics agree with Dr. David Ludwig of Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical... Read more »

Good Calories, Bad Calories II

By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

...David Ludwig, chair of pediatric endocrinology at Children's Hospital in Boston, wrote in a... Read more »

Teach your Kids Healthy Habits Now!

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...pressure, abnormal cholesterol, and diabetes. Recent articles in the New England Journal of... Read more »

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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Symptoms

...problemsItchingErectile dysfunction in menUnusual sensations, such as tingling or burning, in the extremitiesSymptoms in children are often different:Most children are obese or overweightIncreased... Read more »

Type 2 Diabetes Treatment

...women, very old and very young people, and those with accompanying serious medical conditions. Treating children with type 2 diabetes depends on the severity of the condition at diagnosis.... Read more »

Type 2 Diabetes: References

...12;366(9498):1719-1724.Cowie CC, Rust KF, Byrd-Holt DD, Eberhardt MS, Flegal KM, Engelgau MM, et al. Prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in adults in the U.S. population: National... Read more »

Type 2 diabetes Diet: Lifestyle Changes

...ChangesA simple heart-healthy diet with weight control and exercise may be sufficient for some people with type 2 diabetes. Some patients may be able to control their blood sugar with lifestyle... Read more »

Type 2 Diabetes Resources: Diabetes Information

www.diabetes.org -- American Diabetes Associationwww.niddk.nih.gov -- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseaseswww.americanheart.org -- American Heart... Read more »

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