{"id":5326,"date":"2022-10-14T18:31:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T13:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalpathlabs.com\/blog\/?p=5326"},"modified":"2025-04-04T17:22:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T11:52:22","slug":"risk-factors-for-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalpathlabs.com\/blog\/risk-factors-for-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"Risk Factors for Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/span><\/h2>\n

Blood glucose is the main source of energy for the body and insulin allows blood glucose to enter the body\u2019s cells, which is then converted into energy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes, is a chronic disease that occurs either if the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or if the body fails to use the insulin it produces effectively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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There are three major types of Diabetes:<\/span><\/p>\n

Type 1 Diabetes <\/b>is an autoimmune disease and occurs when the body fails to produce insulin. The immune system attacks and destroys the cells within the pancreas. Patients with type 1 diabetes are required to take insulin injections throughout their life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Type 2 Diabetes<\/b> is the most common type and occurs when the body turns resistant to insulin, causing sugar to build up in the blood. Prolonged high blood glucose levels in the blood require beta cells in the pancreas to work harder to release and produce enough insulin to control high blood sugar levels. This scenario leads to the loss of beta cells as well as hampering their effective functioning. Beta cells may eventually be unable to produce enough insulin to control blood sugar levels.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gestational Diabetes<\/b> develops in some women during their pregnancy. It has no symptoms and can result from placenta producing hormones that cause high glucose levels in your blood. Gestational diabetes usually disappears after pregnancy, but the affected women are more prone to develop type 2 diabetes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The signs and symptoms of diabetes may not be obvious, hence it\u2019s very important to understand the risk factors for diabetes and take corrective actions accordingly.<\/p>\n

What are the risk factors for Type 1 Diabetes?<\/h2>\n

The risk factors for type 1 diabetes include:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n