Risk Factors
The lack of production of insulin stands as a major cause of diabetes. However, there are certain factor that makes individual victims of this disease, they include:
- Family history: a parent with this health issue may put the child/children at risk of this condition. This is a major risk factor for all types of diabetes
- Being overweight or obese in the belly area also serves as a factor.
- Physical inactiveness or lack of regular exercise.
- Individuals above the age of 45 are at risk of this condition.
- People from the Hispanic, native American, Asian-American, blacks and Pacific Islander races are also prone to diabetes.