What is Diabetes?

Pre-Diabetes
Learn about pre-diabetes and other conditions that can lead to diabetes.
Metabolic Syndrome
Learn about Metabolic Syndrome and how it can affect your chances of getting diabetes.

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What Is Diabetes?
Learn some more about this potentially harmful disease.
Who Gets Diabetes?
Learn who gets diabetes, as well as what some of the major risk factors are.

New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator. NMSU and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. ©2005 NMSU Board of Regents. This material is based upon work supported by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Agreement No. 2001-45043-0128. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.