Diabetes Risk Calculator

The Diabetes Risk Calculator is based on the Leicester Practice Diabetes Risk Score as recommended by NICE and used by Diabetes UK for the identification of those at risk of diabetes.

The score identifies people who may be at high risk of diabetes or currently have undiagnosed type 2 diabetes using data on age, sex, BMI, ethnicity, family history of diabetes and anti-hypertensive use. It calculates the risk score for all those aged 40-75 years old.

To complete the Diabetes Risk Calculator:

  1. From the Encounter screen select Templates & Calculators .
  2. The Templates & Calculators view displays, from the list choose Diabetes Risk.
  3. The calculator displays and automatically displays the Calculated Diabetes Risk:

  4. Optionally, select Calculator to view/update the BMI calculator, or select Graph to view the BMI/Weight/Height trends:

    See Body Mass Index (BMI) for details.

  5. Select Close to exit the Graph.

  6. Select Add to record a new entry.
  7. Select List to view historical entries.
  8. To store the calculated Diabetes Risk into the patient's record, select Save, alternatively, to exit without saving select Cancel. Undo All removes any changes you have made.
  9. If you choose Save, the Encounter screen updates with the Diabetes Risk score:

See Templates and Calculators for details.
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