Type 2 diabetes self-assessment

Are you at risk of type 2 diabetes?

Diabetes is a long-term condition that causes a person's blood sugar level to become too high. In the UK, about 90% of all adults with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. 


Take this short test to discover your risk of having or developing type 2 diabetes.

Questions

  1. Are you?
    1. male
    2. female (Add 1 points)
  2. How old are you?
    1. 49 or younger
    2. 50-59 (Add 5 points)
    3. 60-69 (Add 9 points)
    4. 70 or older (Add 13 points)
  3. What is your ethnic background?
    1. White European
    2. Other ethnic group (Add 6 points)
  4. Do you have a father, mother, brother, sister or own child with type 1 or type 2 diabetes?
    1. yes (Add 5 points)
    2. no
  5. What is your waist size?
    1. Less than 90cm (35.3 inches)
    2. 90-99.9cm (35.4-39.3 inches) (Add 4 points)
    3. 100-109.9cm (39.4-42,9 inches) (Add 6 points)
    4. 110cm (43 inches) or more (Add 9 points)
  6. What is your BMI (body mass index) score?
    1. Less than 25
    2. 25-29.9 (Add 3 points)
    3. 30-34.9 (Add 5 points)
    4. 35 or above (Add 8 points)
  7. Have you been given medicine for high blood pressure OR told by a doctor that you have high blood pressure?
    1. yes (Add 5 points)
    2. no

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