March 25 is Diabetes Alert Day: Role of Family History & Genomics in Prevention

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March 25 is Diabetes Alert Day: Role of Family History & Genomics in Prevention

In support of Diabetes Alert Day, the National Diabetes Education Program and its partners encourage you to take the Diabetes Risk Test and take steps to help prevent or delay the onset of the disease

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 Diabetes Public Health Resource

Susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus—from genes to prevention. 
Marie-France Hivert et al. Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Feb 18, 2014

Diabetes genetics and genomics information, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

CDC information: Learn about diabetes and how it relates to your family history

Did you know? There are more than 3000 genes reported in relation to type 2 diabetes risk and outcomes including 142 genomewide association studies? To find out more, visit the HuGE Navigator