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A Few Tips to Help Prevent Diabetes

With our society used to eating junk food and takeaways, no wonder a lot of people develop diabetes in life. But over time our bodies get used to the amount of junk food we eat and no one is saying to cut it out completely, but there are some things that can be done to prevent diabetes.

First there is a condition called pre-diabetes. In this stage there are more than 57 million people in the United States that have it. It isn’t classified as diabetes yet, but it is the stage where your blood glucose levels are higher than normal.

How to prevent Type 2 diabetes?

Well start off with undertaking some exercise. This is the first and most important step to prevent your pre-diabetes to become type 2 diabetes. So by changing your diet and living a healthier lifestyle you will be able to prevent it.

People that have high blood pressure, cholesterol, being overweight and high blood glucose are at an increased risk of getting type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

It has been proven by the American Diabetes Association that by exercising 30 minutes a day and reducing your body weight by 10-15% that the risk of getting diabetes go down by 58%. That is a significant number and something to keep in mind for future.

So start making healthy food choices. Find a calorie controlled diet and get your weight down. Start with 15 minute walk and eventually increase it to 30 minutes or longer and you will be well on your way to leading a happy and healthy life.