Is type 2 diabetes hereditary?

Name: Is type 2 diabetes hereditary?
Uploaded: 2018-08-29T15:27:00.000Z
Description: Dr Partha Kar Type 2 diabetes is more common in people who are overweight or obese. It also tends to run in families. It is around five times more common in South Asian and African-Caribbean people. For more information on who is at risk of type 2 diabetes, go to [https://patient.info/health/type-2-diabetes](https://patient.info/health/type-2-diabetes)

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Dr Partha Kar

Type 2 diabetes is more common in people who are overweight or obese. It also tends to run in families. It is around five times more common in South Asian and African-Caribbean people.

For more information on who is at risk of type 2 diabetes, go to https://patient.info/health/type-2-diabetes