Millions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders at Increased
Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
About 40 percent of adults ages 40 to 74 - or 41 million people - have pre-diabetes, a
condition that raises a person’s risk for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Studies show that
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who are overweight are at increased risk for type 2 diabetes, and some
groups, including Native Hawaiians, Filipinos, and Japanese Americans living in Hawaii, are twice as likely to have
diabetes as white residents of similar age. Read more...
