Am I at Risk for Developing Diabetes?

Patient Tool

How do you know if you’re at risk for diabetes?

Check out the Canadian Diabetes Risk Questionnaire (CANRISK):

You should see your doctor to check if you have diabetes if you:

Determined yourself to be at high risk or very high risk using a risk calculator such as the CANRISK Questionnaire

Are over 40 years old

Have risk factors for diabetes (see below)

I am 40 years old or older
Diabetes runs in my immediate family (Dad, Mom, Brother, Sister and/or children)
Either or both of my parents are African, Arab, Asian, Hispanic, Indigenous, or South Asian
I have been told I have prediabetes
I am a woman who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy
I am a woman and at least one of my babies weighed 9lbs or more
I have heart disease (history of heart attacks, strokes, TIA (mini-strokes))
I have kidney, nerve or certain eye conditions that are associated with diabetes
I am overweight
I carry my excess weight around my belly
I have high blood pressure
My good cholesterol (HDL) blood level is low
I have high triglycerides
I smoke
I have any of the following:
- History of pancreatitis
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Acanthosis nigricans
- Hyperuricemia/gout
- Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Depression
- Bipolar disorder
- Schizophrenia
- HIV infection
- Cystic Fibrosis
I take certain medications including:
- Anti-inflammatory steroids
- Antipsychotic medications
- Medication for lowering cholesterol (statins)
- Highly active antiretroviral therapy
- Anti-rejection drugs

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