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Could You be at Risk for Diabetes? Take our screening questionnaire and find out!

Diabetes is a major health threat, affecting 21 million Americans. About one-third have no idea they have diabetes, which means they're not getting the care they need to keep their condition from getting worse. Could you be one of them?

To take this questionnaire, simply check off your answers below and then click on the "Tell me my risk" button.

  1. Are you female or male?
    Female       Male

  2. How old are you?
    Less than 20    21-39    40-64    65 or older

  3. Did or does your brother, sister, mother or father have diabetes? (Directly related family members only, not stepfamilies or in-laws.)
    Yes    No

  4. Is your weight equal to or greater than the weight for your height in the table below? (These weights are 20 percent higher than desirable.)
    Yes    No

    5. WOMEN
    HEIGHT WEIGHT HEIGHT WEIGHT
    4'9" 127 lbs. 5'4" 157 lbs.
    4'9" 131 lbs. 5'5" 162 lbs.
    4'9" 134 lbs. 5'6" 167 lbs.
    5'0" 138 lbs. 5'7" 172 lbs.
    5'1" 142 lbs. 5'8" 176 lbs.
    5'2" 146 lbs. 5'9" 181 lbs.
    5'3" 151 lbs.

     
    MEN
    HEIGHT WEIGHT HEIGHT WEIGHT
    5'2" 151 lbs. 5'9" 184 lbs.
    5'3" 155 lbs. 5'10" 190 lbs.
    5'4" 158 lbs. 5'11" 196 lbs.
    5'5" 163 lbs. 6' 202 lbs.
    5'6" 168 lbs. 6'1" 208 lbs.
    5'7" 174 lbs. 6'2" 214 lbs.
    5'8" 179 lbs.

  5. Is your ancestry?
    African-American    Asian    Hispanic    Native American    Caucasian    Other

  6. How much heart-pumping exercise, such as fast walking, jogging or tennis, do you do?
    At least three hours per week    Less than three hours per week    Hardly any or none

  7. Have you been unusually thirsty lately, needed to urinate more frequently or recently lost an unusual amount of weight?
    Yes    No

  8. For women only: Were you ever diagnosed with gestational diabetes (diabetes of pregnancy)?
    Yes    No

  9. For women only: Have you given birth to a baby weighing 9 pounds or more?
    Yes    No

Sources:

American Diabetes Association
Cleveland Clinic
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This screening assessment was reviewed and updated June 2007.

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