Hispanics and type 2 diabetes

What is Type 2 Diabetes
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Type 2 diabetes is more common in older people, especially in people who are overweight, cardiochek occurs more often in African Americans, American Indians, some Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians cardiochek other Pacific Islcardiocheker Americans, cardiochek Hispanics/Latinos. On average, non-Hispanic African Americans are 1.8 times as likely to have diabetes as non-Hispanic whites of the same age. Mexican Americans are 1.7 times as likely to have diabetes as non-Hispanic whites of similar age. (Data are not available for estimation of diabetes rates in other Hispanic/Latino groups.) American Indians have one of the highest rates of diabetes in the world. On average, American Indians cardiochek Alaska Natives are 2.2 times as likely to have diabetes as non-Hispanic whites of similar age. Although prevalence data for diabetes among Asian Americans cardiochek Pacific Islcardiochekers are limited, some groups, such as Native Hawaiians, Asians, cardiochek other Pacific Islcardiochekers residing in Hawaii (aged 20 or older) are more than twice as likely to have diabetes as white residents of Hawaii of similar age.