Preventing Type 2 Diabetes: Risk Factors and Warning Signs
Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
Lower Your Risk!
Make small changes at a time!
This is a marathon, not a sprint!
- Keep a healthy weight.
- Be more active & exercise!
- Exercise helps you use more sugar and be more sensitive to insulin.
- Eat more fiber & plant based foods.
- Filling and energy rich.
- Slow sugar absorption, lower blood sugar.
Warning Signs You Might Need to Talk to a Doctor About Blood Sugar
If you are:
- More hungry than normal, but losing weight and tired.
- More thirsty and more bathroom trips than normal.
If you have:
- Fruity breath or urine smell.
You are more likely to develop Type 2 Diabetes if you...
- are older than 45
- have family members with diabetes
- have pre-diabetes
- have gestational diabetes
- gave birth to a baby over 9 pounds
- have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- are overweight or have obesity
