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Answer the same risk-factor themes used in the American Diabetes Association Type 2 Diabetes Risk Test: age, sex, BMI category, family history, high blood pressure, physical activity, and gestational diabetes history for women. We total points the way the ADA describes: 5 or more suggests higher risk and a reason to discuss formal screening (A1C, glucose tests)—not a diagnosis from a website.
Last updated: April 20, 2026
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Total points
5
BMI: 30 (category points: 2)
Age
2
Sex
1
GDM
0
Family
0
BP
0
Inactive
0
BMI cat.
2
A total score of 5 or more matches the ADA Type 2 Diabetes Risk Test threshold for higher risk. Consider discussing formal screening (such as A1C, fasting glucose, or oral glucose tolerance testing) with a healthcare professional. This result is not a diagnosis.
ADA materials state that a score of 5 or higher indicates higher risk for having prediabetes or type 2 diabetes and suggests follow-up testing. Symptoms, pregnancy, steroids, and other conditions are not captured here.
Older age bands receive more points, and the ADA test adds a point for male sex in its published scoring.
BMI is grouped into ADA ranges: under 25, 25–29.9, 30–39.9, and 40 or higher, each with increasing points.
Points for first-degree family history, diagnosed high blood pressure, physical inactivity, and gestational diabetes history in women, matching the common ADA questionnaire structure.
A total score of 5 or higher is the ADA-described cutoff for higher risk that should prompt a conversation about laboratory screening—not emergency self-diagnosis.
Points are summed from each section. BMI is calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared, with height and weight converted internally when you enter inches and pounds. The interpretation bands on this page add an "increased" category for scores 3–4 to encourage lifestyle discussion even when the ADA high-risk threshold of 5 is not met.
Under 25: 0 points25 to under 30: 1 point30 to under 40: 2 points40 or higher: 3 pointsPair results with our GMI to A1C calculator if you track CGM averages, and discuss confirmatory labs with your clinician.
Get a Custom Calculator for Your PlatformAge 50–59 (2 points), male (1 point), BMI about 30 (2 points from BMI category), no family history of diabetes (0), no high blood pressure (0), physically active (0). Total = 5, which meets the ADA threshold to discuss screening tests.
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