{"id":1365,"date":"2019-05-09T15:48:38","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T15:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/palm-beach-family-medicine\/?p=1365"},"modified":"2020-09-09T15:49:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T15:49:28","slug":"can-diabetes-be-prevented-or-delayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/palm-beach-family-medicine\/can-diabetes-be-prevented-or-delayed\/","title":{"rendered":"CAN DIABETES BE PREVENTED OR DELAYED?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lifestyle changes have proven to reduce your risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. One out of three Americans has prediabetes. What is more shocking is 90% of people don\u2019t know they have it. Prediabetes places you at an increased risk of developing heart disease, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease, and having a stroke. Damage to your blood vessels, heart, and lungs may start with prediabetes. \u00a0You may discuss getting tested via a blood test if you are overweight, have an immediate family member with diabetes (mother, father, sister, or brother), over 45 years old, physically active less than 3 times a week, have a history of gestational diabetes, or have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.
\nTo address the national epidemic, the CDC has formulated a National Diabetes Prevention Program which focuses on lifestyle interventions to reduce your risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. Through the program, patients have lowered their risk as much as 58%. Help reduce your risk by<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Get more physical activity: exercise at least moderate 30 minutes 5 times a week. Examples of moderate activity including taking a brisk walk, swimming, or riding a bike. Discuss what exercise is safe for you with your doctor.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Lose excess weight<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Controlling your blood pressure and cholesterol<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Eat healthy foods: Do not eat processed foods or fried foods. Avoid sugary foods or beverages. Drink water instead. Eat fruits, vegetables, whole grains, chicken, fish, and low fat dairy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You can read more about diabetes prevention and pre-diabetes at:<\/span>
    \nhttps:\/\/www.heart.org\/HEARTORG\/Conditions\/More\/Diabetes\/AboutDiabetes\/Pre-diabetes_UCM_461491_SubHomePage.jsp<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Lifestyle changes have proven to reduce your risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. One out of three Americans has prediabetes. What is more shocking is 90% of people don\u2019t know they have it. Prediabetes places you at an increased risk of developing heart disease, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease, and having a stroke. Damage to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\n