It is very important to make diabetes prevention a priority, especially when you are at increased risk of diabetes.Consider these simple diabetes prevention tips:
1) Exercise is extremely important for preventing diabetes. You need at least ½ hour /1 hour of exercise per day.
2) Eat right:
*Limit saturated fats intake .
*Avoid eating foods made with sugar, bleached (white) flour and other refined carbohydrates such as white rice, dry cereals, processed and fried foods in order to help in preventing diabetes.
*Cut calories from your diet.Check nutrition labels on packaged foods for trans fat.Curb dietary cholesterol. Get less than 200 milligrams of cholesterolin your daily diet.
*Get plenty of fiber. Foods high in fiber include fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grains, nuts and seeds, oatmeal or oat bran.
3) Weight loss is extremely important in preventing diabetes: Studies have shown that overweight adults reduced their risk of diabetes by 16 percent for every kilogram (2.2 pounds) of weight lost. Also, those who lose at least 5 to 10 percent of initial body weight and exercise regularly reduced the risk of developing diabetes by almost 60 percent over 3 years.
4) No smoking: It is not only associated with the development of diabetes but also contributes to heart disease and lung cancer.
5) Don’t drink alcohol:
Alcoholic beverages contain refined carbohydrates that are quickly absorbed into the body so they contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes by quickly raising blood sugar to unhealthy levels thus overworking the cells that regulate blood sugar.
