Diabetes UK launches new online diabetes risk test

Published: 2010-08-11

On 6 July 2010, Diabetes UK launched a new online type 2 diabetes risk score test that is more accurate, personal and user-friendly. The test, which consists of seven questions, uses a points system to identify if a person is at low, increased, moderate or high risk of developing diabetes. It then offers appropriate advice to people, as well as providing advice from case studies that have the same level of risk, and those considered at moderate to high risk can print out a letter for their GP.

The OECD estimates average OECD diabetes prevalence at > 6% in the population aged 20–79 years for 2010. It ranges from < 5% in Iceland, Norway and UK to > 10% in Mexico and the US.

www.diabetes.org.uk