Who is at risk?

Who gets type 1 diabetes?

Type 1 diabetes usually begins before the age of 40, the peak incidence being around 14. Most people who have diabetes have type 2 diabetes (between 80 and 90%).

Who gets type 2 diabetes?

Certain population groups have a much higher incidence of diabetes than others. But there are also general risk factors to take into consideration.

Insulin resistance and diabetes

There is a rising incidence of type 2 diabetes in the same populations affected by obesity and coronary artery disease, since type 2 diabetes is also a disease of lifestyle.

Do you have pre-diabetes?

Two different tests are used to find out whether you have pre-diabetes. The first one is the fasting plasma glucose test and the other the oral glucose tolerance test.

Facts about pre-diabetes

Before most people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, they have pre-diabetes – a condition in which the blood glucose levels are higher than normal.

Diabetes and our Indian population

Diabetes is a growing problem among the South African Indian population, and in India more than 30 million people are estimated to be diabetic.