Risk Factors for Diabetes Type 2

Health & Fitness Tips for the People with type 2 diabetes either don't produce enough insulin, or their bodies don't process insulin correctly. More than 90 percent of people with diabetes have type 2.

Here's the list of risk factors for type 2 diabetes:

• Being overweight.
• Being age 45 or older.
• Sharing lifestyle habits with a person who has type 2 diabetes.
• Being Hispanic, Native American, Latino or black.
• Living a sedentary lifestyle without regular exercise.
• Having high blood pressure, high cholesterol or high triglycerides.
• Having had gestational diabetes.
• Having had a baby who weighed 9 pounds or more at birth.

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Health Tips for Caring an Enlarged Prostate

HealthNFitness Tips: As men age, it's common to develop an enlarged prostate, which can cause symptoms that include slowed urination, painful urination and a strong and sudden urge to urinate.

Tips to manage mild symptoms of an enlarged prostate:

• Go to the bathroom often, and urinate as soon as you feel the need.
• Restrict caffeine and alcohol, particularly after dinner.
• Restrict fluids within two hours of bedtime, and spread out fluid intake throughout the day.
• Avoid over-the-counter medications that contain antihistamines or decongestants, which can worsen symptoms.
• Get regular exercise and try to stay warm.
• Limit stress when possible.