Is Diabetes Genetic?

If you think you are destined to become diabetic because it "runs in the family, take heart. Inherit a predisposition to diabetes type II, does not inherit diabetes. One in three Americans will become diabetic, with women more likely to develop diabetes than men. Risk factors for developing diabetes include family history of diabetes; store fat, mostly in the abdomen, high triglycerides, low HDL (good cholesterol), blood sugar over 200 thirty minutes after a meal and fasting glucose greater than 110, excessive facial hair or body (in women) or diabetes during pregnancy. A person with one of these warning signals immediately must change their lifestyle to prevent diabetes: avoiding refined carbohydrates (foods made of flour, white rice, corn meal, all drinks containing sugar and sugar), exercise, regular exercise, losing weight if overweight, and keep weight controlled for the rest of his life. If you do this will be at low risk of developing diabetes, even if you have the genes that make them susceptible. The authors of one study showed that the average person who is diagnosed with diabetes at age 11.6 years died 40 years before a non-diabetic and that he or she will be severely incapacitated with one or more side effects of diabetes 18, 6 years before it becomes non-diabetics with disability issues similar health. Anyone who has watched a loved one go through the horrible consequences of uncontrolled diabetes should be very motivated to make lifestyle changes that can help you avoid becoming diabetic. Dr. Gabe Mirkin has been a radio talk show host for 25 years and practicing physician for over 40 years, is certified in four specialties, including sports medicine. Read or listen to hundreds of fitness and health http://www.DrMirkin. com free weekly newsletter on fitness, health and nutrition.