Risk Factors for Diabetes
23.6 million Americans have diabetes - 5.7 million do not know it! Studies suggest that overweight people can reduce their risk of diabetes by 58% by adopting a healthy lifestyle!
Your risk for Diabetes is higher if you:
- are age 45 or older
- are overweight *
- are African-American, Hispanic, Latino American, Pacific Islander or American Indian
- have high blood pressure (above 140/90)
- have low HDL (good) cholesterol (less than 40 for men, less than 50 for women)
- have high triglycerides (250 or higher)
- have had diabetes when pregnant or gave birth to a large baby (over 9 lbs.)
- are active fewer than three times per week
Fasting Blood Sugar Levels
- Below 100 - normal
- 100-125 - pre-diabetes
- 126+ - diabetes
You are Overweight if you are:
| Height | Weight |
| (no shoes) | (no clothes) |
| 4'10" | 119 |
| 4'11" | 124 |
| 5'0" | 128 |
| 5'1" | 132 |
| 5'2" | 136 |
| 5'3" | 140 |
| 5'4" | 145 |
| 5'5" | 153 |
| 5'6" | 155 |
| 5'7" | 159 |
| 5'8" | 164 |
| 5'9" | 169 |
| 5'10" | 174 |
| 5'11" | 179 |
| 6'0" | 184 |
| 6'1" | 189 |
| 6'2" | 194 |
| 6'3" | 200 |
| 6'4" | 205 |
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The American Diabetes Association Recognizes this education service as meeting the National Standard for Diabetes Self-Management Education. |
Riverside Medical Center
Diabetes Wellness Center
100 Fitness Drive
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
(815) 936-6515
Mon-Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
