(WXYZ) — Beaumont is now offering a new online test to help you determine your diabetes risk.
Users can take the Diabetes Health Risk Assessment and in just a few minutes, learn more about their risk of developing diabetes and the recommended next steps.
Beaumont says, "more than 84 million U.S. adults are living with prediabetes, a condition that if not treated often leads to Type 2 diabetes within 5 years."
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
- Diabetes affects about 30.3 million Americans or about 9.4 percent of the U.S. population.
- Nearly 1 in 4 adults living with diabetes, or 7.2 million Americans, have it and don’t know it.
- Another 84 million Americans have prediabetes, with blood glucose levels higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Left untreated, it will advance to diabetes within five years
- Nine out of 10 adults with prediabetes don’t know they have it.
To take the test, you must input your age, sex, height and weight as well as a few answers about your lifestyle.
“Type 2 diabetes can usually be prevented through healthy eating and moderate physical activity. We support those at risk, and those diagnosed, in altering their diet, incorporating more activity and making other lifestyle changes,” said Alicia Jackson, manager, Diabetes Program, Beaumont Community Health and Outreach. “Each time we help people to find the road to good health, we are inspired by their dedication and hard work.”
Click here to take the test.
