Diabetes risk score

Question 1

What does the diabetes risk score measure?

Answer 1

A person’s risk of developing diabetes.

Question 2

What non modifiable risk factors are included?

Answer 2

Age
Gender
Ethnicity
Relative w/ diabetes

Question 3

Give the age scores

Answer 3

49 ≥ = 0
50 ≤ age < 60 = 5 points.
60 ≤ age < 70 = 9 points.
≥70 = 13 points.

Question 4

What gender scores?

Answer 4

Male (1 point)

Question 5

What is the only ethnic group that doesn’t score?

Answer 5

White european

Question 6

What do all other ethnic groups score?

Answer 6

6 points

Question 7

What does a relative with diabetes score?

Answer 7

5 points.

Question 8

What modifiable risk factors are included?

Answer 8

Waist measurement (circumference)
BMI (height and weight)
HTN / Rx meds for it

Question 9

Give the waist circumference scores

Answer 9

90 cm (35.5 in) ≥ = 0
90 ≤ cm < 100 = 4 points.
100 ≤ cm < 110 = 6 points.
≥ 110 cm = 9 points.

Question 10

Give the BMI scores

Answer 10

<25 = 0
25 - 29.9 = 3
30-34.5 = 5
35 ≤ = 8

Question 11

What does HTN / Rx meds for it score?

Answer 11

5 points

Question 12

What are the overall scores and what do they mean?

Answer 12

Low risk = 0 – 6 points
- 1 in 100 risk
Increased risk = 7 – 15 points
- 1 in 35 risk.
Moderate risk = 16 – 24 points
- 1 in 10 risk.
High risk = 25 – 47 points
- 1 in 4 risk.

Question 13

What lifestyle advice can you give?

Answer 13

Regular meals
Portion size
Decrease
- fat / sugar / salt
Moderate alcohol.
Exercise 150 mins/week
Weight loss.

Question 14

What are the 5 T’s for diabetes signs?

Answer 14

Toilet (polyuria).
Thirsty (polydipsia).
Tiredness (more than usual).
Thrush (genital itching secondary to infection).
Thinner (unintentional weight loss).