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Your Results For Diabetes Risk
Estimate your risk of developing diabetes.
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Explanation of your results.
The results that follow estimate your chances of developing type II diabetes compared with other individuals your age. Type II diabetes, also known as non-insulin-dependent or adult-onset diabetes, accounts for 95% of diabetes in the US. Caused by the body s inability to use insulin properly, its risk factors are well known. This risk profile only calculates your chances of developing this type of diabetes.
We have used 7 risk categories that should help put your overall risk in perspective. The categories are:
Very much below average risk
Much below average risk
Below average risk
Average risk
Above average risk
Much above average risk
Very much above average risk
The other 5% of diabetes cases, known as type I, early-onset, or insulin-dependent diabetes, is quite different and results when the body is unable to produce sufficient insulin. We know much less about what causes this type of diabetes; thus the results of this risk profile do not apply to type I diabetes.
Diabetes is not a disease to be taken lightly. It is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke, and the second-leading cause of blindness and kidney failure. It's also the main reason that individuals have their legs amputated. While diabetes can be treated, it's obviously much better to avoid developing it in the first place. In addition, medical treatment for diabetes does little to lessen its effect on heart attack and stroke. So to maximize your health, minimize your chance of developing diabetes in the first place.
In the Results section below, we describe your overall risk for developing diabetes, along with those practices that are lowering your risk. Anything you might do to further reduce your risk of diabetes is discussed in the Recommendations section.
Compared to a typical
Your Results For Diabetes Risk
Estimate your risk of developing diabetes.
Completed
0
100
Results
Show Recommendations
Explanation of your results.
The results that follow estimate your chances of developing type II diabetes compared with other individuals your age. Type II diabetes, also known as non-insulin-dependent or adult-onset diabetes, accounts for 95% of diabetes in the US. Caused by the body s inability to use insulin properly, its risk factors are well known. This risk profile only calculates your chances of developing this type of diabetes.
We have used 7 risk categories that should help put your overall risk in perspective. The categories are:
Very much below average risk
Much below average risk
Below average risk
Average risk
Above average risk
Much above average risk
Very much above average risk
The other 5% of diabetes cases, known as type I, early-onset, or insulin-dependent diabetes, is quite different and results when the body is unable to produce sufficient insulin. We know much less about what causes this type of diabetes; thus the results of this risk profile do not apply to type I diabetes.
Diabetes is not a disease to be taken lightly. It is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke, and the second-leading cause of blindness and kidney failure. It's also the main reason that individuals have their legs amputated. While diabetes can be treated, it's obviously much better to avoid developing it in the first place. In addition, medical treatment for diabetes does little to lessen its effect on heart attack and stroke. So to maximize your health, minimize your chance of developing diabetes in the first place.
In the Results section below, we describe your overall risk for developing diabetes, along with those practices that are lowering your risk. Anything you might do to further reduce your risk of diabetes is discussed in the Recommendations section.
Compared to a typical