| At least 10 million Americans are at risk for type | | | | calorie foods in your diet and substituting them |
| II diabetes, many of them will develop the disease | | | | with fresh produce and lean meat. Eat an apple |
| at some point in their lives. Is it possible to | | | | instead of a candy bar or a small bag of chips as |
| prevent diabetes, especially if your medical | | | | a snack. Bake your chicken instead of frying it |
| professional has already diagnosed you with pre | | | | and replace the heavy cream in your coffee with |
| diabetes? Yes, you can prevent or at the very | | | | skim milk. Small changes will go a long over time. |
| least delay onset of type II diabetes with proper | | | | Since we are talking about small changes, let's |
| nutrition and exercise. | | | | look at how you can easily incorporate a little bit |
| According to a study by the National Institute of | | | | of exercise each day. Ideally you want to aim for |
| Health people with an increased risk for type II | | | | 30 minutes of daily exercise. This can be as |
| diabetes can prevent or delay the onset of | | | | simple as taking a 30-minute walk at lunch or |
| diabetes by losing 5 to 7 percent of their body | | | | walking around the block in the morning and when |
| weight through exercise and proper nutrition. | | | | you get home from work in the afternoon. Go |
| Losing 5 to 7 percent of your body weight really | | | | for a bike ride through the neighborhood, or pedal |
| isn't that much considering what an improvement | | | | on your stationary bike while you watch your |
| it can bring to your health. If you currently weigh | | | | favorite TV show. Remember every little bit of |
| 160 pounds, you would need to lose between 8 | | | | exercise will help in diabetes prevention. |
| and 11 pounds. If you were weighing in at 200 | | | | Start with a few small changes and make them a |
| pounds, you would only need to lose between 10 | | | | habit. Before you know it you will have lost 5, 10 |
| and 14 pounds to see a major improvement in | | | | or 15 pounds and will have dramatically decreased |
| your blood sugar levels. | | | | your risk of developing type II diabetes. |
| Get started by cutting out some of the high | | | | |