Predictors of Future Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Circassians Minority in Israel

The aim The aim of the present study is: 1. The metabolic risk factors that can predict diabetes after 10 years in a Circassians population-based sample of people who were aged 35 years or older and living in Israel. 2. To define the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Circassians minority in Israel. The hypothesis of the study: High fasting glucose has the most powerful predictive value for type 2 diabetes mellitus in the future. The claimed importance of the study: Finding a powerful risk factor for future diabetes mellitus can contribute to intensifying the preventive measures in a small part of the population, by that to reduce the incidence of new diabetes without increasing the health cost.