Diabetes Prevention: Family History & Genetics
Recommendation from the Task Force on Community Preventive Services (2014) Diabetes Prevention and Control: Combined Diet and Physical Activity Promotion Programs to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Among People at Increased Risk
CDC information: More than 29 million Americans have diabetes; 1 in 4 doesn’t know
If you have a mom, dad, brother or sister with type 2 diabetes you have a greater chance of getting the disease, the National Diabetes Education Program
CDC information: Prediabetes: Am I at risk?
Did you know? More than 3400 genes have been reported with risk of type 2 diabetes and its outcomes, including more than 160 genomewide association studies. To find out more, visit theHuGE Navigator
The fight against type 2 diabetes: The promise of genomics, Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, Medscape podcast, July 11, 2014
Check out genetic disorders and tests associated with diabetes at the NIH Genetic Testing Registry
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