Risk factors

Data from the US NHANES show that a high proportion of adults with prediabetes also have cardiovascular and renal risk factors.

The short-term risk for developing diabetes is very high in primary care patients with impaired fasting glucose who also have elevated triglycerides and a large waist circumference, report researchers.

Research shows that changes in markers of the metabolic syndrome and fatty liver disease are present more than 20 years before people receive a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.

Editorial Board member John Wilding highlights the current evidence for the benefits of physical activity across various domains of type 2 diabetes care and prevention, presenting his view of what should be recommended.

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