- Overweight and obesity
- Family history of diabetes
- Over the age of 45
- High blood lipids
(cholesterol and triglycerides)
- History of gestational diabetes
- None to little regular physical activity
- High blood pressure
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Blood vessel disease
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- Having a baby over 9 pounds
- Ethnicity
- African Americans
- Asians
- Latinos
- Native Americans
- Pacific Islander
- Impaired Fasting Glucose
(IFG), Impaired Glucose
Tolerance (IGT), or
"Pre-diabetes"
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