<s>[INST] What are the types and risk factors of diabetes? [/INST] Type 1 Diabetes, previously called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus or juvenile-onset diabetes, may account for 5% to 10% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes. Risk factors are less well defined for type 1 diabetes than for type 2 diabetes, it is believed to happen after the body is exposed to an environmental trigger which then causes the body to attack the cells in the pancreas that make insulin.
Type 2 Diabetes, previously called non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus or adult-onset diabetes, may account for about 90% to 95% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes.
Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes include:
older age (45 years and older)
overweight and obesity
family history of diabetes
history of gestational diabetes
history of delivering a baby weighing more than 9 lbs.
impaired glucose tolerance
physical inactivity
race/ethnicity (African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, American Indians, and some Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are at particularly high risk for type 2 diabetes.)
high blood pressure (140/90 mm Hg)
low HDL cholersterol (<35 mg/dl) and elevated triglyceride level (>250 mg/dl)
history of cardiovascular disease
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