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Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Guide

This document provides a diabetes risk test to help determine if a person is at increased risk for type 2 diabetes. It consists of questions about age, gender, family history of diabetes, weight, physical activity level, and other health factors. A score of 5 or higher indicates increased risk and means a person should see their doctor to discuss additional testing. While only a doctor can diagnose diabetes or prediabetes, making small lifestyle changes like becoming more active and maintaining a healthy weight can help lower risk over time.

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Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Guide

This document provides a diabetes risk test to help determine if a person is at increased risk for type 2 diabetes. It consists of questions about age, gender, family history of diabetes, weight, physical activity level, and other health factors. A score of 5 or higher indicates increased risk and means a person should see their doctor to discuss additional testing. While only a doctor can diagnose diabetes or prediabetes, making small lifestyle changes like becoming more active and maintaining a healthy weight can help lower risk over time.

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ARE YOU AT RISK FOR

TYPE 2 DIABETES?
Diabetes Risk Test
1 How old are you?
Less than 40 years (0 points) 4049 years (1 point) 5059 years (2 points) 60 years or older (3 points) Write your score in the box. Height
4 10 4 11 5 0 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 5 9 5 10 5 11 6 0 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 119-142 124-147 128-152 132-157 136-163 141-168 145-173 150-179 155-185 159-190 164-196 169-202 174-208 179-214 184-220 189-226 194-232 200-239 205-245 (1 Point)

Weight (lbs.)
143-190 148-197 153-203 158-210 164-217 169-224 174-231 180-239 186-246 191-254 197-261 203-269 209-277 215-285 221-293 227-301 233-310 240-318 246-327 (2 Points) 191+ 198+ 204+ 211+ 218+ 225+ 232+ 240+ 247+ 255+ 262+ 270+ 278+ 286+ 294+ 302+ 311+ 319+ 328+ (3 Points)

2 Are you a man or a woman?


Man (1 point) Woman (0 points)

3 If you are a woman, have you ever been


diagnosed with gestational diabetes? Yes (1 point) No (0 points)

4 Do you have a mother, father, sister, or


brother with diabetes? Yes (1 point) blood pressure? Yes (1 point) No (0 points)

5 Have you ever been diagnosed with high


No (0 points)

6 Are you physically active?


Yes (0 points) No (1 point)

What is your weight status? (see chart at right) Add up your score.

You weigh less than the amount in the left column (0 points)
Adapted from Bang et al., Ann Intern Med 151:775-783, 2009. Original algorithm was validated without gestational diabetes as part of the model.

If you scored 5 or higher:

You are at increased risk for having type 2 diabetes. However, only your doctor can tell for sure if you do have type 2 diabetes or prediabetes (a condition that precedes type 2 diabetes in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal). Talk to your doctor to see if additional testing is needed. Type 2 diabetes is more common in African Americans, Hispanics/ Latinos, American Indians, and Asian Americans and Pacic Islanders.

For more information, visit us at [Link] or call 1-800-DIABETES


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