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Risk factors for Type 2 diabetes

1. Being overweight and over the age of 45 2. Elevated fasting blood sugar of 126 or higher 3. Positive glucose tolerance test or Gestational Diabetes 4. High blood pressure 5. Elevated cholesterol / Triglyceride 6. Family history of type 2 diabetes or Polycystic ovary syndrome 7. Ethnicity: African American, Asian, Hispanic, Native Americans

1. Being overweight and over the age of 45
2. Elevated fasting blood sugar of 126 or higher
3. Positive glucose tolerance test or Gestational Diabetes
4. High blood pressure
5. Elevated cholesterol / Triglyceride
6. Family history of type 2 diabetes or Polycystic ovary syndrome
7. Ethnicity: African American, Asian, Hispanic, Native Americans

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