FINDING THE UNDIAGNOSED
USING FORM BY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM
Diabetes means your blood suger(glucoes) is too high. How would you know? Are you often thirsty, hungry, or tired?
Do you urinate often? Do you have sores that heal slowly, tingling in your feet, or blurry eyesight? Even without
these signs, you could still have diabetes.
Diabetes is a serious disease. It can cause heart attack or stroke, blindness, kidney failure, or loss of feet or legs.
But diabetes can be controlled. You can reduce or ovoid these health problems. Take the first step. Find out if you
are at high risk. |
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| Know your risk of having diabetes now. Answer these quick question. For each yes answer, add the number of points listed. All No answer are 0 points. |
| Questions |
Yes |
No |
| Are you a woman who has had a baby weighing more than 9 pounds at birth? |
1 |
0 |
| Do you have a sister or brother with diabetes? |
1 |
0 |
| Do you have a parents with diabetes? |
1 |
0 |
| Find your height on the chart. Do you weigh as much as or more than the weight listed for your height? (See chart) |
5 |
0 |
| Are you under 65 years old and get little or no exercise on typical day? |
5 |
0 |
| Are you between 45 and 64 years old? |
5 |
0 |
| Are you 65 years old or older? |
9 |
0 |
| And your score |
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At Risk Weight Chart
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| Height |
|
Weight |
| 4'10 |
.................. |
129 |
| 4'11 |
.................. |
133 |
| 5'0 |
.................. |
138 |
| 5'1 |
.................. |
143 |
| 5'2 |
.................. |
147 |
| 5'3 |
.................. |
152 |
| 5'4 |
.................. |
157 |
| 5'5 |
.................. |
162 |
| 5'6 |
.................. |
167 |
| 5'7 |
.................. |
172 |
| 5'8 |
.................. |
177 |
| 5'9 |
.................. |
182 |
| 5'10 |
.................. |
188 |
| 5'11 |
.................. |
193 |
| 6'0 |
.................. |
199 |
| 6'1 |
.................. |
204 |
| 6'2 |
.................. |
210 |
| 6'3 |
.................. |
216 |
| 6'4 |
.................. |
221 |
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I Scored 10 or More
How Can I Get Tested for Diabetes? |
| If You have... |
then do this... |
| Individual or group private health insurance |
See your health care provider. If you don't have a provider, ask your insurance company about providers who take your insurance. Deductibles and co-pays will apply. |
| Medicaid |
See your health care provider, If you don't have a provider, contact a state Medicaid office or contact your local health department. |
| Medicare |
See your health care provider. Medicare will pay the cost if the provider has a reason for testing. If you don't have a provider, contact you local health department. |
| No insurance |
Contact your local health department for more information about where you could be tested or call your local health clinic. |
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