Heart Disease Is Linked to Borderline Diabetes
Prediabetes can sneak up on you and gradually develop silently over a long period of time. Unfortunately, diabetes risk and heart disease risk go hand in hand. Take the prediabetes quiz to score your risk for developing this condition.
Special Note: To modify this quiz for women, skip question #2 and use the smaller waist measurement for question #8.
1. I have to urinate very frequently.
2. I'm not as interested in sex as I used to be OR I have problems getting or keeping an erection (women, skip this question).
3. I have high cholesterol, triglycerides or hypertension (without prescriptions).
4. I'm often very thirsty.
5. I have a parent or sibling with diabetes.
6. I've had a blood sugar test and the results were abnormally high.
7. I have more abdominal fat than I should.
8. My waist circumference is larger than 40 inches (larger than 35 inches for women)
9. I don't eat breakfast, but I still have coffee.
10. I skip a full breakfast but opt for baked goods such as bagels, donuts or muffins.
11. I have a sweet tooth and it's hard for me to resist sugary foods.
12. I'm a late-night snacker.
13. If I don't put sugar in my coffee it has a bitter taste.
14. I need coffee to wake up in the morning or have problems waking up.
15. I feel like taking a nap after eating lunch.
16. I crave starchy foods like spaghetti and bread.
17. I have at least one sugary soft drink per day.
18. I feel stressed out a lot.
19. It's usual that I have a dessert or treat once a day.
20. Other people my age have more energy than I do.
21. I don't exercise because I don't have time or I don't have the energy.
22. I have Bell's palsy or carpel tunnel.
23. At least once a week I have mood swings.
24. I have road rage or I get very angry with people.
25. It's hard to fall asleep at bedtime.
26. I need to take a nap most days.
How to Score Your Prediabetes Quiz Answers
If you answered "yes" to five or more of the quiz questions, you're at high risk for prediabetes. However, it is possible to reverse or prevent prediabetes. Read, How to Reverse or Prevent Prediabetes to learn what you can do.
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