Are you at risk for type 2 diabetes? Now is a good time to find out.

Are you at risk for type 2 diabetes? Now is a good time to find out.

Are you at risk for type 2 diabetes? Now is a good time to find out.

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) sent this bulletin at 03/26/2013 03:00 PM EDT

Learn your risk for type 2 diabetes! Today is American Diabetes Association Alert Day, and an estimated 25.6 million Americans age 20 and older were living with undiagnosed diabetes in 2010. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases offers many easy-to-read publications about type 2 diabetes and methods for reducing your risk:

• Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes?
• Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes?, in Spanish
• Causes of Diabetes
• Choose More than 50 Ways to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes, for African Americans
• I Can Lower My Risk for Type 2 Diabetes, for American Indians
• It’s Not Too Late to Prevent Diabetes, for older adults
• What I need to know about Gestational Diabetes, for women

You can also assess your risk for type 2 with the Diabetes Risk Test, from the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP). And if you are at risk, make a plan to improve your health with the NDEP’s online tool, Just One Step. Find more resources for American Diabetes Association Alert Day by visiting the NDEP website.