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  Diabetes Australia
  Health Consumer Organisation

  Diabetes Australia is the national peak body for diabetes in Australia providing a single, powerful, collective voice for people living with diabetes, their families and ... View profile

  Pre-diabetes is a condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes.
  There are two conditions that fit into this category;
  

  • Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG) - When the blood glucose level is higher than normal after fasting for eight hours (between 5.5 and 7.0 mmol/L) but not high enough to diagnose diabetes.
    
  •  Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) Which is diagnosed using an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test and the two hour blood test is higher than normal (between 7.8 and 11.0 mmol/L) but not high enough to diagnose diabetes.
    
  • It is possible to have both Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG) and Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT).
    

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  Eric Rosario (Exercise Physiologist)
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  Master of Applied Science by Research into the Effects of Strength Training on Postmenopausal women. I have been involved in strength training for 67 years ... View profile

  Diabetes Australia has answered the question succintly.  The average person may be further helped by their Risk Assessment Tool Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment ToolAll fields are required. Please complete all sections to calculate your risk.1. Your age group?
  Please select your age groupUnder 35 years 0 points 35 - 44 years 2 points 45 - 54 years 4 points 55 - 64 years 6 points 65 years or over 8 points 2. Your gender?
  Please select your genderFemale 0 points Male 3 points 3. Your ethnicity/country of birth:
  3a. Are you Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Pacific Islander or Maori descent?
  Please select your ethnicityNo 0 points Yes 2 points 3b. Where were you born?
  Please select your country of birthAustralia 0 points Asia (including the Indian sub-continent), Middle East, North Africa, Southern Europe 2 points Other 0 points 4. Have either of your parents, or any of your brothers or sisters been diagnosed with diabetes (type 1 or type 2)?
  Please complete this section to calculate your riskNo 0 points Yes 3 points 5. Have you ever been found to have high blood glucose (sugar) (for example, in a health examination, during an illness, during pregnancy)?
  Please complete this section to calculate your riskNo 0 points Yes 6 points 6. Are you currently taking medication for high blood pressure?
  Please complete this section to calculate your riskNo 0 points Yes 2 points 7. Do you currently smoke cigarettes or any other tobacco products on a daily basis?
  Please complete this section to calculate your riskNo 0 points Yes 2 points 8. How often do you eat vegetables or fruit?
  Please complete this section to calculate your riskEveryday 0 points Not everyday 1 point 9. On average, would you say you do at least 2.5 hours of physical activity per week (for example, 30 minutes a day on 5 or more days a week)?
  Please complete this section to calculate your riskYes 0 points No 2 points 10. Waist measurement
  10a. Your waist measurement taken below the ribs (usually at the level of the navel, and while standing) cm. Please enter your waist measurement (between 2 and 3 characters). Waist measurement (cm)10b. Are you of Asian or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent? YesNo
  
  
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