Harry: "My risk score comes out at Low Risk, so my advice to someone like me is you’re obviously doing the right thing, not doing anything too stupid, like eating loads of junk food or smoking. Look after your body, it’s good at the moment, you don’t want to risk it! It does have really serious consequences on the way you can live your life."
Priti: “I am at Increased Risk. I would say look at what you’re eating. Look at what exercise your doing. If there’s anything you can do to live in a healthier lifestyle. It’s just not about Type 2 diabetes but to make you feel healthier yourself.”
Dilip: “My results came back as Increased Risk. Last Christmas I bought myself an exercise bike, which is still there and I haven’t used it much. A lot of people are like me; they have some information about obesity and diabetes but are probably not taking it that seriously because they are so busy. But that is an important thing to realise and make some changes early on so that 10-20 years from now, we don’t have Type 2 diabetes.”
Deirdre: “I am at Increased Risk so I need to eat better. And I’ve decided to do exercise that’s achievable. I couldn’t do a marathon tomorrow but I am doing lots of walking and building up to a 5k run.”
Barry: “We all want to live as long as we can and we want to be as fit for as long as we can. I’m very conscious I want to keep myself as fit and as active for as long as I can. I have to control what I eat and what I do. I despair sometimes when I see some of the food people eat at my age. They are eating themselves into the grave!”
Alan: “I’m at Moderate Risk. I would say go see your GP and get the blood test done, talk to a professional so they can advise you what best to do. We’re terrible at waiting until we have to do something about it. This is a condition you can’t back away from. It never gets better. So, step away from the edge.”
Harikrishna: “I am at High Risk. I know you can control it by lifestyle or by medication and then you can have a good life. I am going to see my GP very soon to have a test for diabetes”
Julia: “I am at High Risk but I have three friends who have diabetes already and they all wish they’d recognised the signs. That’s why I’m sticking to my new lifestyle plan. I am going to see my GP very soon to have a test for diabetes."
Alison: "I have diabetes and I would say it's really important you take action if you are at risk. If you can avoid the constant battle I'm fighting then do!"
Your risk score is the same as Harry
