About “On Your Way to Preventing Type 2 Diabetes“
Why prevention matters
Prediabetes puts you on the road to type 2 diabetes. Find out now, in less than 1 minute, if you may have prediabetes by taking the Prediabetes Risk Test.
If your result shows you’re at high risk for type 2 diabetes, talk to your doctor, who can give you a simple blood sugar test to confirm it. Then, if you’re diagnosed with prediabetes, consider joining the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) lifestyle change program. This program is proven to cut the risk for type 2 diabetes in half.
Why is prevention so important?
Because type 2 diabetes is a serious, chronic health condition. It can lead to other serious health issues such as heart disease, stroke, blindness, and kidney failure. If you can prevent or delay getting type 2 diabetes, you can lower your risk for all those other conditions.
Step 1. Figure out what needs to change. The first step is finding a routine to change for the better.
Let’s assess where you stand หากคุณสนใจเล่นพนันออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด สามารถสมัครสมาชิก UFABET ได้ที่นี่ พร้อมรับโปรโมชั่นพิเศษสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ right now when it comes to nutrition and physical activity. Write down your answers to these questions to figure out which of your habits are helpful and which habits you might want to work on.
Think about how you eat in a typical week
Do other people, such as friends, family, or coworkers, influence what you eat?
Do you make your meals ahead of time or decide in the moment what to eat?
How comfortable are you with reading a nutrition label?
How often do you eat out and where?
What makes it easier for you to eat healthier? What makes it harder?
Think about how you move in a typical week
How much of your commute is spent walking or biking?
How much time do you make for physical activity around the house. Walking the dog, cleaning the house, or gardening?
How much time do you dedicate each week for physical activity, such as walking, biking, or swimming?
What are your favorite ways to be active? Makes it easier or more enjoyable for you to move more? What makes it harder?
Step 2: Plan a new routine.
Starting a new routine helps you make a positive change that will stick. Be specific and realistic. Plan small changes to your routines instead of big changes that are hard to stick with.
Step 3: Find a cue or hint for when to use your new routine.
Your cue could be one of these:
A specific time or place
A feeling or emotion
Other people in your life
An action right before or right after a regular routine
Tips
Make your new routine easy and the old one harder.
Decide how you can make this new routine more rewarding.
Create opportunities to repeat and practice your new routine until it becomes automatic.