Diabetes Risk Assessment

A Diabetes Risk Assessment helps you understand your chances of developing Type 2 Diabetes or
Prediabetes based on your lifestyle, family history, and health factors.

Key Risk Factors

✅ Age: Risk increases after age 35–40.
✅ Family History: Having a parent or sibling with diabetes increases risk.
✅ Weight: Being overweight or obese is a major risk factor.
✅ Waist Size: High abdominal fat (waist over 90 cm for men, 80 cm for women in South Asians) raises risk.
✅ Physical Activity: Less than 30 minutes of activity daily increases risk.
✅ Blood Pressure: High BP is linked to diabetes risk.
✅ Cholesterol: Low HDL (‘good’ cholesterol) or high triglycerides raise risk.
✅ History of Gestational Diabetes: Women who had diabetes during pregnancy are at higher risk.

 

How It Works

A simple risk score is usually calculated by adding points for each factor. Example tools:

• FINDRISC (Finnish Diabetes Risk Score)

ADA Diabetes Risk Test

• Indian Diabetes Risk Score (IDRS)

These tools ask a few questions and give you a low, moderate, or high risk score.

 

What To Do Next

• Low Risk: Maintain healthy lifestyle, retest risk yearly.
• Moderate Risk: Improve diet, activity & monitor weight. Get blood sugar tested.
• High Risk: Consult a doctor, get Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) & HbA1c checked. Start lifestyle changes or medication if needed.

✅ Key Tip
Early detection = prevention. 70% of Type 2 Diabetes can be prevented or delayed with lifestyle changes!