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Risk factors for type 1 diabetes are not as clear as for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. Known risk factors include:. Skipdirectlytositecontent Skipdirectlytopageoptions SkipdirectlytoA-Zlink Diabetes SectionNavigation CDCHome Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Syndicate DiabetesRiskFactorsEspañol(Spanish) Minus RelatedPages Knowtheriskfactorsfordifferenttypesofdiabetes. Type1Diabetes Type1diabetesisthoughttobecausedbyanimmunereaction(thebodyattacksitselfbymistake).Riskfactorsfor type1diabetesarenotasclearasforprediabetesandtype2diabetes.Knownriskfactorsinclude: Familyhistory:Havingaparent,brother,orsisterwithtype1diabetes. Age:Youcangettype1diabetesatanyage,butitusuallydevelopsinchildren,teens,oryoungadults. IntheUnitedStates,Whitepeoplearemorelikelytodeveloptype1diabetesthanAfricanAmericanandHispanicorLatinopeople. Currently,nooneknowshowtopreventtype1diabetes. Type2Diabetes You’reatriskfortype2diabetesifyou: Haveprediabetes. Areoverweight. Are45yearsorolder. Haveaparent,brother,orsisterwithtype2diabetes. Arephysicallyactivelessthan3timesaweek. Haveeverhadgestationaldiabetes(diabetesduringpregnancy)orgivenbirthtoababywhoweighedover9pounds. AreanAfricanAmerican,HispanicorLatino,AmericanIndian,orAlaskaNativeperson.SomePacificIslandersandAsianAmericanpeoplearealsoathigherrisk. Ifyouhavenon-alcoholicfattyliverdiseaseyoumayalsobeatriskfortype2diabetes. Youcanpreventordelaytype2diabeteswithprovenlifestylechanges.Theseincludelosingweightifyou’reoverweight,eatingahealthydiet,andgettingregularphysicalactivity. Prediabetes You’reatriskforprediabetes ifyou: Areoverweight. Are45yearsorolder. Haveaparent,brother,orsisterwithtype2diabetes. Arephysicallyactivelessthan3timesaweek. Haveeverhadgestationaldiabetes(diabetesduringpregnancy)orgivenbirthtoababywhoweighedover9pounds. AreanAfricanAmerican,HispanicorLatino,AmericanIndian,orAlaskaNativeperson.SomePacificIslanderandAsianAmericanpeoplearealsoathigherrisk. Youcanpreventorreverseprediabeteswithprovenlifestylechanges.Theseincludelosingweightifyou’reoverweight,eatingahealthydiet,andgettingregularphysicalactivity.TheCDC-ledNationalDiabetesPreventionProgram canhelpyoumakehealthychangesthathavelastingresults. GestationalDiabetes You’reatriskforgestationaldiabetes(diabeteswhilepregnant)ifyou: Hadgestationaldiabetesduringapreviouspregnancy. Havegivenbirthtoababywhoweighedover9pounds. Areoverweight. Aremorethan25yearsold. Haveafamilyhistoryoftype2diabetes. Haveahormonedisordercalled polycysticovarysyndrome(PCOS). AreanAfricanAmerican,HispanicorLatino,AmericanIndian,AlaskaNative,NativeHawaiian,orPacificIslanderperson. Gestationaldiabetesusuallygoesawayafteryougivebirth,butincreasesyourriskfortype2diabetes.Yourbabyismorelikelytohaveobesityasachildorteen,andtodeveloptype2diabeteslaterinlife. Beforeyougetpregnant,youmaybeabletopreventgestationaldiabeteswithlifestylechanges.Theseincludelosingweightifyou’reoverweight,eatingahealthydiet,andgettingregularphysicalactivity. 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