Age: After age 45.
Weight: Fat increases the body's resistance to insulin.
Diet: Sugary food and drinks, white bread, and low fiber foods overload the body with sugar.
Smoking: Smokers are 50 percent more likely to develop diabetes.
Ethnicity: People of South Asian, African, and Caribbean descent are two to four times more likely to develop diabetes.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
