Why screen for diabetes risk?
Type 2 diabetes often develops silently over several years before being diagnosed. Spotting a high risk early makes it possible to act on modifiable factors (diet, physical activity, weight) before the disease appears, or to propose a targeted blood test (fasting glucose, HbA1c) rather than a systematic one.
Two validated tools, depending on where you live
In France and Europe, this test uses the FINDRISC score (Finnish Diabetes Risk Score), recommended by the French national health authority, which combines eight simple factors (age, weight, waist circumference, physical activity, diet, blood pressure treatment, history of high blood glucose, family history). In the United States, this test uses the ADA Diabetes Risk Test, developed by the American Diabetes Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with its own variables and threshold.
An honest limitation for the rest of the world
Neither of these two questionnaires has been validated worldwide, and no validated alternative score exists for other regions. Rather than offering an unreliable estimate, we present the World Health Organization's diagnostic thresholds (fasting glucose, HbA1c) instead, for information only.
The link with cardiovascular risk
Diabetes is also an important factor in overall cardiovascular risk. If this test shows a high diabetes risk, or if type 2 diabetes has already been diagnosed, our "Is my heart at risk?" and "My cardiovascular risk with diabetes" tools go further.
