Diabetes Type 2 and its Risk Factors

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Diabetes Type 2
 Individuals with excess belly fat are highly likely to suffer from type 2 diabetes.
 Additionally, high cholesterol levels are very common among patients with type 2
diabetes.
 Furthermore, fasting BGL above 7mmol/L increases the risks of type 2 diabetes.
 Finally, smoking and eating fast foods increases the risks of diabetes by 30-40%
(Chang, 2012).
 Based on the above it is evident that Mr. Joni is at a high risk of developing this
complication.

Evidence Showing Risk of
Complication
 From the provided case study we are informed that Mr. Joni smokes at least a pack of
cigarettes weekly.
 Smoking raises the risks of having type 2 diabetes by approximately 30-40%.
 The more the number of packets one smokes, the higher the risks of developing this
condition.
 Diabetic people who smoke have a problem controlling the disease due to trouble with
insulin (Chang, 2012). .

Cont...
 His blood pressure is very high at 142/96mm/Hg.
 Reports suggest that almost 80 percent of individuals with type 2 diabetes have high
blood pressure (ACCORD Study Group, 2010).
 Normal BMI should not exceed 30.
 From Joni's weight(93kg) and height(1.7m) his BMI is calculated as 32.2 which is an
indication of obesity.
 The risk of having type 2 diabetes is higher in obese patients (Eckel et al., 2011).
 Mr. Joni also has a fasting BGL of 9.6mmol/L which is extremely high.