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A Diabetes Risk Panel with Score is a group of blood tests and calculations used to estimate a person’s risk of developing diabetes (especially type 2 diabetes) or to evaluate how well the body is controlling blood sugar. The “score” combines certain results and health factors to provide an 8 year overall risk assessment.

Tests Included:

• Fasting Blood Glucose (Fasting Blood Sugar):

  • Measures the amount of glucose in the blood after fasting.

  • Helps identify normal blood sugar, prediabetes, or diabetes.

• Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c):

  • Measures average blood sugar levels over approximately the past 2–3 months.

  • Used to screen for and monitor diabetes.

• Lipid Panel:

  • Measures:

    • LDL cholesterol

    • HDL cholesterol

    • Triglycerides

    • Total cholesterol

  • Abnormal levels can be associated with metabolic syndrome and increased diabetes risk.

• Body measurements and risk factors (may be used in scoring):

  • Age

  • Weight or BMI

  • Family history of diabetes

  • Blood pressure

  • Lifestyle factors

What the risk score tells you

The score estimates the likelihood of:

• Developing type 2 diabetes in the future

• Having insulin resistance

• Having metabolic risk factors associated with diabetes

A higher risk score may suggest the need for:

• Lifestyle changes (diet, exercise, weight management)

• More frequent blood sugar monitoring

• Additional testing or medical evaluation

Conditions it may help identify

A diabetes risk panel can help identify:

• Prediabetes

• Type 2 diabetes risk

• Insulin resistance

• Metabolic syndrome

• Increased cardiovascular risk related to diabetes