Why The LGBTQ+ Community Is at Greater Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Research suggests some subgroups of the LGBTQ+ community have a higher rate of developing type 2 diabetes. African Americans, Mexican Americans, American Indians, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and Asian Americans, as well as people who have relatives with diabetes, are already at greater risk for type 2 diabetes. Add sexual minority to any one of those and the risk is compounded.