Who is at high risk of type 2 diabetes?

* Excess weight in the family, especially those whose weight is prominent around the abdomen.

* Those with a family history of cardiovascular disease or high blood pressure.

* People with high blood fats such as cholesterol, triglycerides.

* Those who are overweight (the risk of developing diabetes in an overweight person is 20 times higher).

* Hypertensive patients.

* Those who gave birth to a baby weighing more than 4 kg in their previous pregnancies.

* Women with a family history of polycystic ovary syndrome (increased hair growth and acne symptoms due to cyst formation in the ovaries)

* Anyone who is overweight is at risk. An overweight person is 20 times more likely to develop diabetes.