Research Notes on Diabetes Type 2 Risk Calculator
The diabetes type 2 risk calculator is a tool to predict one’s risk for adult onset diabetes.1 To use the tool, the person’s age, height, weight, gender, and frame size must be entered.1 The test should only be used as a guideline, and individuals who think they may have this disease should contact their doctor.1
Fast Facts:
- Individuals with adult-onset type 2 diabetes represent 90 to 95 percent of all diabetics.1
- About 15.7 million Americans have diabetes, and about one third of them do not know it.1
- Undetected or uncontrolled diabetes can have serious side effects, such as blindness, heart disease, nerve disease and kidney disease.1
Top Resources on Diabetes Type 2 Risk Calculator
- University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS): Diabetes Type II Risk Calculator
- Healthline: Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment
- American Diabetes Association: Diabetes Risk Calculator
- eMedical: Diabetes 2 Risk Calculator
- myDr.com.au: Diabetes Risk Test
- Life: Type 2 Diabetes Risk Test
- Life Line Screening: Type 2 Diabetes Risk Calculator
Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS): Diabetes Type II Risk Calculator
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