Early Detection: Risk of Diabetes
Certain risk factors are associated with diabetes. Early detection efforts can help identify these risks and allow individual employees to take actions to reduce or eliminate them. For health and financial reasons, it is better to detect and treat diabetes in its early stages.
Recommended Activities
- Employee Diabetes Risk Tests
These tests are available on-line and in printable format. Employees can take these tests to determine if they are at risk for developing diabetes.- National Diabetes Alert Day
- Frequently Asked Questions about the Risk Test
- American Diabetes Association—Text Version
- American Diabetes Association—On-Line Version
- Diabetes Detection Initiative-Paper Version
- Diabetes Toolbox—Understanding the Risk Factors for Diabetes
- American Diabetes Association-Diabetes Personal Health Decisions Tool
- Employer Assessment Tools
Utilizing your employee demographics, these on-line tools will identify whether further diabetic screening is indicated.
- Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes
This link lists symptoms associated with diabetes.
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