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Type 2 Diabetes: Environmental Risk Factors and Screening

Ari S. Eckman, M.D., Rita Rastogi Kalyani, M.D.

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DEFINITION

Includes risk factors other than genetic determinants (usually associated with positive family history) for type 2 diabetes (T2DM). See module on "Genetic risk factors for type 2 diabetes" for summary of genetic determinants.
Often used to screen for T2DM.

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Last updated: August 1, 2017

Citation

Eckman, Ari S, and Rita Rastogi Kalyani. "Type 2 Diabetes: Environmental Risk Factors and Screening." Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide, Johns Hopkins Guide, 25 September 2018, https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547144/all/Type_2_Diabetes:_Environmental_Risk_Factors_and_Screening. Accessed 25 September 2018.

Eckman AS, Rastogi Kalyani R. (Published September 25, 2018). Type 2 Diabetes: Environmental Risk Factors and Screening. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide, Johns Hopkins Guide. Retrieved from https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547144/all/Type_2_Diabetes:_Environmental_Risk_Factors_and_Screening

Eckman, A. S., & Rastogi Kalyani, R. Type 2 Diabetes: Environmental Risk Factors and Screening. Johns Hopkins Guide. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547144/all/Type_2_Diabetes:_Environmental_Risk_Factors_and_Screening. Published 2018.

Eckman AS, Rastogi Kalyani R. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide [Internet]. c2018. Type 2 Diabetes: Environmental Risk Factors and Screening; Johns Hopkins Guide. [cited 2018 September 25]; Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547144/all/Type_2_Diabetes:_Environmental_Risk_Factors_and_Screening

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