Type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease, can be caused by genes, viruses or foods. Type 2 diabetes is more likely to be linked to age, medications, poor nutrition and lack of exercise. Gestational diabetes, which usually occurs around weeks 24–28 of pregnancy, has been linked to the hormones produced by the placenta that hinder the action of the mother's insulin.
Even if you're convinced you're safe, check out these shocking risk factors.
- Breast size: If you're a size D or larger at age 20, you may be up to five times more likely to develop diabetes than your flat-chested friends.
- Birth month: If you're a spring baby, you're more likely to develop type 1 diabetes in the U.S., according to a CDC study.
- Slow-healing cuts: If your cuts stick around longer, it could be a symptom of type 2 diabetes. That's because your blood vessels are a little thinner than they should be while the vessel walls are a little thicker. That means your blood system can't carry infection-fighting white blood cells to the site of the cut, which delays healing time.
- Tooth Loss: If you have periodontal disease or tooth loss, your likelihood for diabetes increases 14 to 29 percent.
1. Here is a site with huge Information On Pregnancy Diseases And Genetic Testing. You can find information regarding Diabetes Mellitus in:
http://www.geneticsofpregnancy.com/Encyclopedia/Diabetes_mellitus.aspx?pid=28
Posted at 6:31AM on Jan 20th 2010 by Ali