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Preventing Diabetes

  1. What are the risk factors which increase the likelihood of developing diabetes?​​

  2.     Being overweight or obese.

  3.     Having a parent, brother, or sister with diabetes.

  4.     Being African American, American Indian, Asian American, Pacific Islander, or Hispanic American/Latino heritage.

  5. Having high blood pressure measuring 140/90 or higher.

  6.     Having abnormal cholesterol with HDL ("good") cholesterol is 35 or lower, or triglyceride level is 250 or higher.

  7.     Being physically inactive—exercising fewer than three times a week.

​Eat Well ​

  • The ADA recommends a nutrient-dense diet (high in vitamins, minerals and fiber, and low in saturated and trans fats) that promotes weight control.​​

  • ​Whole-grain bread, pasta and cereals – but not the sugary kind – are all good when it comes to diabetes prevention, because they slow down carb absorption.​

  • The ADA recommends a nutrient-dense diet (high in vitamins, minerals and fiber, and low in saturated and trans fats) that promotes weight control.​​

Eat fewer foods that are high in sugar, such as:

  •     Fruit-flavored drinks.

  •     Sodas.

  •     Tea or coffee sweetened with sugar​

Check out MyFoodAdvisor.com for recipes for healthy living

This new online resource provides you with new recipes, cooking tips, and a meal plan each month.​

Start Exercising ​​

 

The ADA recommends a half-hour of mild aerobic activity (like dancing or tennis) five times per week, based on results from a landmark, 16-year study by the Harvard School of Public Health, which found that even brisk daily walking reduces risk of type 2 diabetes by 30%! 

 

If that doesn’t fit your schedule, exercise for 10 minutes each day, varying your routine.

 

Use Diabetes24/7 to track your weit loss and create a fitness schedle. Click here

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