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Diabetes is a disease where the body does not produce or properly use insulin to regulate the amount of glucose or sugar in the blood.

There are three major types of diabetes:

• Type 1 diabetes
  Formerly called juvenile-onset diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, pancreas either no longer produces insulin or not enough insulin. This diabetes accounts for about 5 to 10 percent of all diagnosed diabetes and normally affect children and young adulthood but can occur at any age.
  
  Who is at Risk
  Family Health History - If your parents or siblings have type 1 diabetes.
  Autoimmune Conditions - If you have another autoimmune condition, such as: Hashimoto's disease, Grave's disease, Addison's disease and Pernicious anemia.
  Birth and Early Childhood Conditions - Born to an older mother; born to a mother with preeclampsia during pregnancy; early introduction of formula milk to infants.
  Ethnic Background - If you are of Northern European or Mediterranean ancestry, you are at increased risk of having type 1 diabetes.

• Type 2 diabetes
  Formerly known as adult-onset diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, pancreas will produce some insulin but the body's tissues don't respond well to the insulin signal to metabolize glucose properly. This is a condition called insulin resistance.  Type 2 diabetes stand at more than 90% of all diabetes cases and normally affect adult which is age 40 and above, and people which is overweight.
  
  Who is at Risk
  Family Health History - Even though with a family history of diabetes have an increase susceptibility of developing diabetes, taking active and positive steps to address others risk factor may prevent its onset.
  Obese or Overweight - Being overweight or obese is the major risk factor of diabetes.
  Sedentary or Inactive lifestyle.
  Carrying fat around the waist and stomach.

• Gestational diabetes
  Is a form of diabetes that may develop during pregnancy in women who do not otherwise have diabetes. This type of diabetes usually begins between  24th and 28th weeks of pregnancy and is consider as a temporary form of diabetes because it usually dissolve after delivery. However, gestational diabetes patient might subsequently develop type 2 diabetes.
  
  Who is at Risk
  Obese or Overweight - Women most at risk for gestational diabetes are obese or over 30 years of age.
  Family Health History - have a family history of diabetes and/or have previously given birth to a baby over 9 pounds.