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CDE Diabetes Risk Assessment

KNOW YOUR RISK OF TYPE 2 DIABETES

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates that as many as 212 million people, or half of all adults currently living with diabetes, are undiagnosed.  Most of these have type 2 diabetes.

The Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC), developed and designed by Prof Jaana Lindström and Prof Jaakko Tuomilehto from the National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland have given the CDE permission to reproduce this Risk Assessment here.

The test takes only a couple of minutes to complete.  It is quick, easy and a confidential way to find out your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

DIABETES RISK BY AGE BRACKET:

Age plays an important role in assessing Diabetes risk.

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DIABETES RISK BY BMI BRACKET:

Body mass index plays an important role in assessing Diabetes risk.

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Please select your BMI range here.
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DIABETES RISK BY WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE:

Waist size for your birth gender plays an important role in assessing Diabetes risk.

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DIABETES RISK BY DIET AND EXERCISE:

How often you eat fruit as part of your balanced diet, and how often you exercize has a significant impact on your diabetes risk.

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DIABETES RISK BY PATHOLOGY AND GENEALOGY:

Your medication, blood pressure and family medical history all contribute towards your diabetes risk factors.

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Your total diabetes risk assessment score is:

 

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Please review your assessment score above and use it to identify your risk category below to find a solution best suited to your individual needs.

< 7

Low: estimated 1 in 100 will develop disease

While age and genetic predisposition increases the risk for developing diabetes, nothing can be done about these factors. However, you can alter other factors which predispose you to type 2 diabetes, namely overweight/obesity, abdominal obesity, sedentary lifestyle, eating habits and smoking. Making good lifestyle choices can prevent type 2 diabetes, or at least delay the onset until a much greater age.

If there is a history of diabetes in your family, try to avoid gaining weight over the years, especially growth of the waistline. Assess your eating pattern and ensure that you are consuming plenty of fibre-rich cereal products, fruits and vegetables, every day. Avoid excessive intake of hard fats in your eating pattern and rather select soft vegetable fats, especially olive oil. Regular moderate physical activity will also assist with reducing risk.

Why not contact a CDE centre near you, to see a dietitian or diabetes nurse to assess your lifestyle and assist you with making appropriate changes?

7 – 11

Slightly elevated: estimated 1 in 25 will develop disease

While age and genetic predisposition increases the risk for developing diabetes, nothing can be done about these factors. However, you can alter other factors which predispose you to type 2 diabetes, namely overweight/obesity, abdominal obesity, sedentary lifestyle, eating habits and smoking. Making good lifestyle choices can prevent type 2 diabetes, or at least delay the onset until a much greater age.

If there is a history of diabetes in your family, try to avoid gaining weight over the years, especially growth of the waistline. Assess your eating pattern and ensure that you are consuming plenty of fibre-rich cereal products, fruits and vegetables, every day. Avoid excessive intake of hard fats in your eating pattern and rather select soft vegetable fats, especially olive oil. Regular moderate physical activity will also assist with reducing risk.

Why not contact a CDE centre near you, to see a dietitian or diabetes nurse to assess your lifestyle and assist you with making appropriate changes?

12 – 14

Moderate: estimated 1 in 6 will develop disease

There are seldom any symptoms in the early stages of type 2 diabetes. You should seriously consider your physical activity and eating habits, and avoid gaining weight (especially around the abdomen), to prevent the development of diabetes.

While age and genetic predisposition increases the risk for developing diabetes, nothing can be done about these factors. However, you can alter other factors which predispose you to type 2 diabetes, namely overweight/obesity, abdominal obesity, sedentary lifestyle, eating habits and smoking. Making good lifestyle choices can prevent type 2 diabetes, or at least delay the onset until a much greater age.

If there is a history of diabetes in your family, try to avoid gaining weight over the years, especially growth of the waistline. Assess your eating pattern and ensure that you are consuming plenty of fibre-rich cereal products, fruits and vegetables, every day. Avoid excessive intake of hard fats in your eating pattern and rather select soft vegetable fats, especially olive oil. Regular moderate physical activity will also assist with reducing risk.

Why not contact a CDE centre near you, to see a dietitian or diabetes nurse to assess your lifestyle and assist you with making appropriate changes?

15 – 20

High: estimated 1 in 3 will develop disease

There are seldom any symptoms in the early stages of type 2 diabetes. You should seriously consider your physical activity and eating habits, and avoid gaining weight (especially around the abdomen), to prevent the development of diabetes.

It is recommended that you have your blood glucose measured (both fasting value and value after a dose of glucose or a meal) to determine whether you have diabetes without symptoms. Contact a CDE centre near you, to see a dietitian or diabetes nurse to assist with tests, as well as assess your lifestyle and assist you with making appropriate changes.

Higher than 20

Very high: estimated 1 in 2 will develop disease

There are seldom any symptoms in the early stages of type 2 diabetes. You should seriously consider your physical activity and eating habits, and avoid gaining weight (especially around the abdomen), to prevent the development of diabetes.

It is recommended that you have your blood glucose measured (both fasting value and value after a dose of glucose or a meal) to determine whether you have diabetes without symptoms. Contact a CDE centre near you, to see a dietitian or diabetes nurse to assist with tests, as well as assess your lifestyle and assist you with making appropriate changes.