Diabetes Info » diabetic risk http://diabetesinfodesk.com A guide to Diabetes Mellitus and its Management Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:01:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Diabetes Risks – Who Is At Higher Risk Of Diabetes? http://diabetesinfodesk.com/diabetes-risks-who-is-at-higher-risk-of-diabetes/ http://diabetesinfodesk.com/diabetes-risks-who-is-at-higher-risk-of-diabetes/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:33:16 +0000 tony http://diabetesinfodesk.com/?p=26 You have a higher diabetic risk if:

1. You are overweight or obese. Look at the chart below for a guide to see where you are.
2. You have a parent or sibling (i.e. brother or sister) who has diabetes. The more members of your family have diabities, the higher your risk.
3. You lack physical activity or exercise
4. You have been known to have developed diabetes when you were pregnant, or if your baby was born heavy (more than 4kg)
5. You consume a diet high in fat or sugar.

If you have one risk factor or more, you should have a blood test for diabetes at least once every 6 months.

THE HEIGHT WEIGHT CHART

 

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The Charts show the maximum weight recommended for a particular height. This maximum weight recommended is based on a maximum Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
height max wt (lbs)
5 ft 0 in 127.5
5 ft 1 in 132
5 ft 2 in 136
5 ft 3 in 141
5 ft 4 in 145
5 ft 5 in 150
5 ft 6 in 155.5
5 ft 7 in 159
5 ft 8 in 164
5 ft 9 in 167
5 ft 10 in 174
5 ft 11 in 179
6 ft 0 in 184
6 ft 1 in 189
6 ft 2 in 194
6 ft 3 in 199.5
6 ft 4 in 205
6 ft 5 in 210
6 ft 6 in 216
6 ft 7 in 221.5
6 ft 8 in 227
6 ft 9 in 233
6 ft 10 in 238.5
6 ft 11 in 244.5
7 ft 0 in 250

For Those Who Favour The Metric System:

height (meter) weight (kg) height (meter) weight (kg)
1.22 37.2 1.69 71.4
1.23 37.8 1.7 72.3
1.24 38.4 1.71 73.1
1.25 39.1 1.72 74.0
1.26 39.7 1.73 74.8
1.27 40.3 1.74 75.7
1.28 41.0 1.75 76.6
1.29 41.6 1.76 77.4
1.3 42.3 1.77 78.3
1.31 42.9 1.78 79.2
1.32 43.6 1.79 80.1
1.33 44.2 1.8 81.0
1.34 44.9 1.81 81.9
1.35 45.6 1.82 82.8
1.36 46.2 1.83 83.7
1.37 46.9 1.84 84.6
1.38 47.6 1.85 85.6
1.39 48.3 1.86 86.5
1.4 49.0 1.87 87.4
1.41 49.7 1.88 88.4
1.42 50.4 1.89 89.3
1.43 51.1 1.9 90.3
1.44 51.8 1.91 91.2
1.45 52.6 1.92 92.2
1.46 53.3 1.93 93.1
1.47 54.0 1.94 94.1
1.48 54.8 1.95 95.1
1.49 55.5 1.96 96.0
1.5 56.3 1.97 97.0
1.51 57.0 1.98 98.0
1.52 57.8 1.99 99.0
1.53 58.5 2 100.0
1.54 59.3 2.01 101.0
1.55 60.1 2.02 102.0
1.56 60.8 2.03 103.0
1.57 61.6 2.04 104.0
1.58 62.4 2.05 105.1
1.59 63.2 2.06 106.1
1.6 64.0 2.07 107.1
1.61 64.8 2.08 108.2
1.62 65.6 2.09 109.2
1.63 66.4 2.1 110.3
1.64 67.2 2.11 111.3
1.65 68.1 2.12 112.4
1.66 68.9 2.13 113.4
1.67 69.7 2.14 114.5
1.68 70.6 2.15 115.6
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