Diabetes Risk Factor Count
Pancreas function and diabetes can only be checked with blood tests. This page does not estimate a "pancreas age". It counts type 2 diabetes risk factors from NHS guidance. For a validated risk score, use the Diabetes UK Know Your Risk tool.
Before you start
Method : Diabetes Risk Factor Count — a custom points score written by this site. Each answer adds or subtracts the points shown in the Methodology table below.
Validation : Unvalidated. The points have never been tested against any laboratory measurement or health outcome, and the result is not an age.
Review : not reviewed by a qualified clinician. Educational only — not a diagnosis or a medical test.
Yellow skin or eyes, unexplained weight loss, or tummy or back pain that won't go away should be checked by a GP. Severe sudden tummy pain needs urgent care.
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Answer the questions, then press Calculate score.
How to Use This Calculator
- Answer each question.
- Press Calculate score.
- Read the breakdown and suggestions.
Methodology & assumptions
Your score is the sum of the points below. The weights are our own judgement. The old version added made-up years for digestion, stool changes, pain and fasting glucose results and gave a "pancreas age". Symptoms and results need a doctor, so they were moved to the note or removed with the age output.
| Factor | Answer | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Waist more than half your height | No | 0 |
| Yes | +2 | |
| Don't know | 0 | |
| Body mass index (BMI, kg/m²) | Under 25 | 0 |
| 25–29.9 | +1 | |
| 30 or more | +2 | |
| Parent or sibling with type 2 diabetes | No / don't know | 0 |
| Yes | +1 | |
| Ever told your blood sugar is high or prediabetes | No | 0 |
| Yes | +2 | |
| Moderate activity per week | 150+ minutes | 0 |
| Under 150 minutes | +1 | |
| Little or none | +1 | |
| Sugary drinks | Rarely | 0 |
| Daily | +1 |
Worked examples
Waist over half height, BMI 31, family history, told prediabetes, little activity, daily sugary drinks: 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 = +9 points.
Waist under half height, BMI 23, no family history, normal blood sugar, 150+ minutes, rarely sugary drinks: 0 points.
Understanding your result
This counts risk factors you reported. It is not a validated risk score, not a blood sugar test and not an age. Health-agency guidance linked below is general and based on populations, not on this score.
Sources & further reading
- NHS. Type 2 diabetes.
- Diabetes UK. Know Your Risk (validated risk score).
- NHS. Pancreatic cancer symptoms.
The points table is our own convention and is not taken from these sources.
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