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family health
Could you be at
risk for prediabetes?
E
ighty-six million Americans now have prediabetes; that’s 1 out of
3 adults! Having
prediabetes
means your blood glucose (sugar) levels
are higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed as
diabetes. Prediabetes can lead to heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes,
the most common form of diabetes.
Take the test—know your score!
Answer these simple questions to
find out if you are at risk. For each “Yes” answer, add the number of points
listed in that column of the table. All “No” answers are 0 points.
Could you be at risk for prediabetes?
Yes
No
Are you a woman who has had a baby weighing more than
9 pounds at birth?
1
0
Do you have a sister or brother with diabetes?
1
0
Do you have a parent with diabetes?
1
0
Find your height on the “At-risk weight chart” to the left.
Do you weigh as much as or more than the weight listed
for your height?
5
0
Are you younger than 65 years of age and get little or no
exercise in a typical day?
5
0
Are you between 45 and 64 years of age?
5
0
Are you 65 years of age or older?
9
0
Total points
If your score is 3 to 8 points:
This means your risk is probably low for
having prediabetes now.
If your score is 9 or more points:
This means your risk is high for having
prediabetes now.
Prediabetes can be reversed by losing weight if needed, eating healthy
and being more active. Please talk to your Primary Care Provider about
your risk and how to prevent type 2 diabetes.
The Alliance also covers prediabetes education for members of all ages.
Call the Alliance Health Education Line at
1-800-700-3874, ext. 5580,
to
learn more about how to enroll in our diabetes prevention programs.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
At-risk weight chart
Height Weight (pounds)
4'10"
129
4'11"
133
5'0"
138
5'1"
143
5'2"
147
5'3"
152
5'4"
157
5'5"
162
5'6"
167
5'7"
172
5'8"
177
5'9"
182
5'10"
188
5'11"
193
6'0"
199
6'1"
204
6'2"
210
6'3"
216
6'4"
221
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