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Type 2 diabetes - don't be the type to leave it too late. Take the diabetes risk test to find out if you are at risk of type 2 diabetes.

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Are you at risk of type 2 diabetes? The best way to reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes is to make changes to your lifestyle – maintain a healthy weight, get physically active and follow a healthy balanced eating plan.

Making lifestyle changes isn’t easy, especially on your own, but help is available.

Step 1 – check your risk
The Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool (RAT) is a free online tool. It calculates your risk of developing type 2 diabetes within the next five years.

Step 2 – get support
The RAT will assess your level of risk. If you score 12 + and meet the eligibility criteria, you will receive details of support services available to you. These are outlined below:

These are locally run prevention courses held throughout Victoria that help participants adopt a sustainable healthy lifestyle through improved diet and increased physical activity.

If you are unable to attend a Life! course, the telephone health coaching service is another way you can take action to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes. A health coach can call you at your home and at a time that suits you. The focus is on what you want to achieve and what you can actively do to improve your health.

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13 RISK
13 RISK (13 7475) is a confidential telephone service available from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. Chat with a professional advisor or order a free type 2 diabetes risk assessment kit.
    If you have a query about your risk score or are concerned about developing type 2 diabetes, call 13 RISK (13 7475). Alternatively discuss your risk with your doctor.


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