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Test Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes (and Help Save the NHS!)
With the news this morning that the number of people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes has risen so fast that it's now at risk of bringing the NHS to its knees, perhaps it's time to assess your own risk.
With just a couple of minutes of your time, you can get a snapshot of your likely risk profile and then if necessary take avoiding action.
Take the test: riskscore.diabetes.org.uk
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Permalink Reply by Florence on
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Not able to access the test - try http://riskscore.diabetes.org.uk/gender
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Low risk - 1 in 20 risk of developing diabetes in the next 20 years, seems quite high to me considering I am low risk.
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Permalink Reply by tigha on
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But even better if you haven't time to do all that, take preventative action right from now by
Eating a balanced heathy diet,low on saturated fats and sugar,high fibre
Keep your weight within recommended, and yes bmi is very good indicator unless working out wth weights, and men bmi may edge even upto 27. Otherwise even big boned people this takes you into account
Take regular exercise,at least 30 mins 5/week
Unfortunately with so many diabetics these days, I can't avoid having to help manage their care and it is so frustrating how few people are motivated to take care of themselves, as well as the numerous obese people I see at risk of it
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Permalink Reply by pamish on
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Bigging up the Active for Life programme, run jointly by local NHS and LBH. You just need to tick one of several boxes and you get three months' free advice and eg a couple of gym classes, or Weightwatchers membership. I reckon most people can tick one box, eg BMI over 30, high blood pressure, high cholesterol etc.
I bumped into a health check being done in the back of the library (****!) and the scary cholesterol figure nudged me into signing up. Took the usual ages to get started, you have to be recommended by your GP and then wait for first appointment. I've got into the gym stuff and have brought my cholesterol reading down from 6 to 3.9 which is below the risk threshold, and have lost a stone. Still doing the gym, not least cos it's free for all over 65's (in very small print). On Monday I will be running for 30 minutes non-stop, which none of my friends think is possible - that's in three months from being unable to do two minutes.
This has to be cheaper than adding demand to NHS and Social Services, makes sense.
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