ARE YOU AT RISK FOR PRE-DIABETES?

Risk Factors:

• Being overweight or obese.

• Having a parent, brother, or sister with diabetes.

• Being African American, American Indian, Asian American, Pacific Islander, or Hispanic American/Latino heritage.

• Having a prior history of gestational diabetes or birth of at least one baby weighing more than 9 pounds.

• Having high blood pressure measuring 140/90 or higher.

• Having abnormal cholesterol with HDL ("good") cholesterol is 35 or lower, or triglyceride level is 250 or higher.

• Being physically inactive—exercising fewer than three times a week.

• For more information, see the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse's Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes?