How to Prevent Diabetes, Tell Me Please
First things first. Lets find out if youre at risk for diabetes. There are many factors that raise your risk, so heres a check list to determine if youre in this situation. Then we can find out how to prevent diabetes. Check the statements that apply to you.
Risk Checklist
1. Does your weight in the Risk Weight Chart show youre at risk? Risk Weight Chart is shown below.
2. Are you 45 years old and over?
3. Do you have a parent or a sibling with diabetes?
4. Did you have diabetes when you were pregnant or did you give birth to a baby weighing 9 pounds or more?
5. Are you Asian American, Pacific Islander, African American, Hispanic/Latino, or American Indian?
6. Is your blood pressure 140/90 or higher?
7. Have you been told that your cholesterol level is high?
8. Have you been told your glucose levels are higher than normal?
9. Are you inactive or are you active less than three times a week?
10. Have you been told you have blood vessel problems that have an effect on your heart, brain or legs? 11. Have you been told you have polycystic ovary syndrome? 12. Does the skin around your neck or in your armpits appear dirty no matter how you clean them? If you cant answer some of the aforementioned questions, ask your doctor next time you have a check-up. It will be important to know so we can be guided accordingly with regards to how to prevent diabetes. How to prevent and fight type2 diabetes and extend your life with resveratrol is the topic of the following video. Listen to Barbara Walters as she talks about this topic on resveratrol:
Here are the weight charts to show if you are at increased risk for diabetes.
Whats the next thing to do to find out how to prevent diabetes? Once youve checked the items pertaining to you in the Risk Check List and determine your risk from the Weight Chart, you can consult with your health care team if you need to be tested for diabetes. Here are the guidelines:
This should be done every three years or more as needed. Having done all the above, now we can turn to the business of how to prevent diabetes or delay its onset. There are only two things you have to do so you see this is a very doable thing to do:
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