FINDRISK - Test your Risk for Diabetes

Diabetes Prevention

Early detection and counteraction of the risk of type 2 diabetes

Due to the worldwide increase in the number of people with diabetes, the prevention of type 2 diabetes is of great importance.

Answer the following 8 questions to find out about your possible risk to develop diabetes type 2 within the next 10 years. Take your chance and participate in the test!

1. How old are you?

Younger than 35 years:	0 points
35 - 44 years:	1 point
45 - 54 years:	2 points
55 - 64 years:	3 points
Older than 64 years:	4 points

2. Do any relatives of you suffer from diabetes?

No	0 points
Yes, near relatives like parents, children, siblings	5 points
Yes, far relatives like grand-parents, aunts, uncles, cousins	3 points

3. What is your circumference of the waist at the belly button?

Female:	< 80 cm	0 points
	80 - 88 cm	3 points
	> 88 cm	4 points
Male:	< 94 cm	0 points
	94 - 102 cm	3 points
	> 102 cm	4 points

4. Do you exercise a minimum of 30 minutes a day?

Yes	0 points
No	2 points

5. How often do you eat fruits, vegetables or wholemeal bread?

Every day	0 points
Not every day	2 points

6. Do you take medication to treat hypertension?

No	0 points
Yes	2 points

7. Did you ever have high blood glucose values during a health check?

No	0 points
Yes	5 points

8. How is your relation between height and weight of your body (body-mass-index, BMI)?

< 25	0 points
25 to 30	1 points
> 30	3 points

Calculate the BMI as follows: Body weight (in kilograms) divided by height (in metres) squared.

Analysis

This is your risk to develop diabetes type 2 within the next 10 years

Below 7 points	No increased risk for diabetes. Nevertheless it is important to ensure healthy nutrition and enough exercise.
7 to 11 points	Minimal increased risk for diabetes. Take care about guidelines for a healthy lifestyle.
12 to 14 points	Moderate increased risk for diabetes. Follow the guidelines for a healthy lifestyle and contact your physician for further questions.
15 to 20 points	Clearly increased risk for diabetes. Follow the guidelines for a healthy lifestyle and contact immediately your physician for medical advice.
More than 20 points	Highly increased risk for diabetes – maybe you have already developed diabetes. Contact immediately your physician.

5 important rules for a healthy life

1. Exercise minimum 5 days a week for 30 minutes until you start sweating

2. Only 30% of your daily energy should be supplied from fat

3. Saturated fatty acids (animal based fats) should supply not more than 10% of your daily energy

4. Care for a daily intake of 30g of dietary fibres

5. If overweighed try to reduce body weight for 7%