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Preventing Diabetes
What isPre-
diabetes?
Topics
•What is diabetes and pre-diabetes?
•What are the risk factors for diabetes?
•How can you delay or prevent type 2 diabetes?
Diabetes
What is Diabetes?
• Blood glucose (sugar) levels higher than normal
• Not enough insulin to allow glucose to enter cells to be used for energy
Types of Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes • Usually diagnosed in children and
young adults
Type 2 diabetes• Most common form • Most often diagnosed in adults
Gestational diabetes• Can appear during pregnancy• High risk for type 2 diabetes later in
life
What is Diabetes? - Video Clip
Insulin – Video Clip
Type 2 Diabetes – Video Clip
Type 2 Diabetes
Pre-Diabetes
What is Pre-Diabetes?
• Comes before type 2 diabetes• Blood glucose higher than
normal, but not yet diabetes • You can have pre-diabetes and
not know it
Diagnosing
How are diabetes and pre-diabetes diagnosed?
Diabetes – Fasting blood glucose of
126 mg/dl or higher
Pre-diabetes– Fasting blood glucose of
100 - 125 mg/dl
Preventing Diabetes
What is your fasting blood glucose?
When was your glucose last checked?
Get Checked
Get your blood glucose checked for pre-diabetes if you are
• Age 45 or older and overweight• Age 45 or older and not
overweight – ask your doctor if you need to be tested
• Under age 45, but overweight and at increased risk for diabetes
Risk Factors
• A parent, brother or sister has diabetes
• You are African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, Asian American or Pacific Islander
• You had a baby weighing more than 9 pounds or had gestational diabetes
• You have high blood pressure (over 140/90)
• You have low HDL (good) cholesterol (40 or lower)
• You have high triglycerides (150 or higher)
Pre-diabetes
If you have pre-diabetes, what does it mean?
• You might get type 2 diabetes soon or sometime in the future
• You are more likely to get heart disease or have a stroke
Preventing Diabetes
Diabetes is seriousYou will be healthier if you delay
or prevent diabetes
Diabetes is common But you can reduce your risk by
losing weight
Preventing Diabetes
Delay or prevent type 2 diabetes with
• Regular physical activity, such as walking almost every day
• Weight loss
Preventing Diabetes
The Diabetes Prevention Program study showed
30 minutes a day of moderate physical activity along with a 5 to 10% weight loss produced a 58% reduction in diabetes
Losing 5 to 10%
Losing 5 to 10%
How much do you weigh?
How much is 5 to 10%?
Strategies for Losing Weight
• Cut back on calories and fat
• Be active most days of the week
• Eat breakfast daily
• Keep records of:– What you eat and drink
– Daily physical activity
– Your weight
Strategies for Losing Weight
• Implementing a weight-loss program– On your own or
– Through an organized weight loss program (e.g., Weight Watchers)
• A combination of meal planning and physical activity is most successful
Keeping a Record
Records helps keep you on target
Write down• Everything you eat and drink including
serving sizes• Your physical activity – what kind and
how long• Your weekly weight
Keeping a Record
Use• A small notebook or
• ADA’s “My Game Plan: Food and Activity Tracker” or
• Anything that works for you!
Keeping a Record
Review
You can delay or prevent type 2 diabetes with regular physical activity, such as walking almost every day, and weight loss.
Review
Learn all you can to help:
lose weight be more active eat healthy
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Other Preventing Diabetes Programs:
Cutting Calories and Fat Being Active
More Help
A new powerful risk assessment tool • Enter your personal health information.• Receive a personalized “Results Overview” showing your current risk for diabetes, heart attack, and other health problems. • Change items in your profile (such as walking more or losing weight) to see how making these changes would impact your future.
Diabetes PHD
Online at diabetes.org/phd
For More Information
For more information about preventing diabetes
please call1-800-DIABETES or visit
diabetes.org
For More Information
Contact your local ADA at1-888-DIABETES to learn about
activities and volunteer opportunities in your community