2. HOW TO PREVENT DIABETES
β In many instances, diabetes is an inherited
disorder. People who have first degree
relatives with this disease are more prone to
developing this disease than people with no
genetic disposition. People who have a first
degree relative with diabetes can avoid
contacting the illness by having themselves
tested by their physician
3. Avoid Obesity
β However, Type II Diabetes has become nearly
an epidemic in this country. Many in the
medical community believe that one of the
reasons many people acquire this potentially
life threatening condition is from obesity. The
diabetes epidemic has mirrored the obesity
epidemic currently overtaking the United States
as well as other countries. People consume
foods that are high in carbohydrates and sugars
and low in nutrients at an alarming rate. We
often think of diabetics as being people with a
sweet tooth who crave sugar.
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4. Manage Your Weight
β One way how to prevent diabetes is by
managing your weight. Although there is little
you can do about having a genetic disposition
to the disease, there are ways you can prevent
becoming one of the millions of Americans who
develop diabetes each year. .
5. Avoid Fast Food
β One way to manage your weight is to stay way
from foods laden with saturated fats, and
sugars. Stay away from fast food, which is
usually high in fats, carbohydrates and sugars.
Most fast food offer little in the way of nutrition
but are high in fat and carbohydrates.
6. Exercise
β Another way how to prevent diabetes is to
exercise. Exercising regularly improves blood
sugar control. Because active muscles dispel
glucose from blood quicker than non-exercised
muscles, regular exercise can do wonders in
staving off or preventing diabetes. In addition,
regular exercise also helps to maintain stable
weight, another factor in preventing obesity.
7. Known Your Glycemic Index
One way on how to prevent diabetes is becoming
aware of the Glycemic Index. The Glycemic Index
was developed in 1981 and rates which
carbohydrates are more difficult to eliminate
glucose from the blood.
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