Take a Minute to Get Screened for Diabetes

If you're 45 or older, take a minute to talk to your healthcare professional about getting screened for diabetes. Remember, if you catch type 2 diabetes early and treat it, the serious health complications of diabetes and prediabetes can be prevented or delayed.

You can't know unless you ask, so ask your healthcare professional today.

Signs and Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes
  • Frequent urination
  • Unusual thirst
  • Extreme hunger
  • Unusual weight loss
  • Extreme fatigue and Irritability
  • Frequent infections
  • Blurred vision
  • Cuts/bruises that are slow to heal
  • Tingling/numbness in the hands/feet
  • Recurring skin, gum, or bladder infections

Do you
have any
of the risk
factors for
type 2
diabetes?

To find out if you are at risk for type 2 diabetes, complete the following assessment. Do you have any of the following risk factors?

Select all that apply.

45 years or older
Lack of physical activity
Being overweight
High blood pressure
Diabetes in the family
Being a member of certain ethnic groups
(e.g., Non-Hispanic Blacks, Hispanic/Latino Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and American Indians and Alaska Natives)
Having had diabetes during a pregnancy, or giving birth to a baby who weighed more than 9 pounds
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Do you have
diabetes?

I'm not sure if I have diabetes
I have prediabetes
I have diabetes
(type 1 or type 2)
I have a friend or family member with diabetes
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