Risk factors of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) Type 2



  1. Alcohol > 42 units/week
  2. Age >/= 45 yrs
  3. BMI > 25 kg/m2
  4. Prediabetes = Impaired Fasting Glucose or Impaired Glucose Tolerance
  5. Impaired fasting glucose = Fasting plasma glucose 100 mg/dL to 125 mg/dL
  6. Impaired glucose tolerance = Two-hour plasma glucose 140 mg/dL to 199 mg/dL
  7. Drugs causing DM: Tacrolimus, B-antagonists, Glucocorticoids, Thiazide diuretics


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