Diabetes Prevention1
Type 2 Diabetes can be prevented!
Prediabetes does not have to become type 2 diabetes. Blood sugar levels can be brought back to normal with healthy lifestyle changes by:
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Eating Healthy
Choosing a balanced diet or healthy eating plan helps maintaining a healthy weight. Here are some
resources on eating healthy:
• Calfresh Healthy Living - provides information for healthy, low- cost recipes.
• EatFresh.org- provides healthy, low-cost recipes, meal plans and other healthy tips.
• Healthy Eating for Healthy Weight - includes information on planning meals, cutting calories, and healthy recipes.
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Being More Active
Regular physical activity is important for good health. Here are some resources for more information
about physical activity:
• American Heart Association: Getting Active - provides tips on increasing physical activity levels.
• Physical Activity for a Healthy Weight - provides more information
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Losing Weight
National Diabetes Prevention Program participants who lost 5-7% of their body weight and added 150
minutes of exercise per week cut their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 58% (71% for people
over 60 years old).2
• Losing Weight - this CDC website provides information on getting started on losing weight, improving your eating habits, and keeping weight off.
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Managing Stress
• Stress Management - American Heart Association
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Joining a National Diabetes Prevention Program
• Click here to find a National Diabetes Prevention Program in Los Angeles County.
To find out if you or a loved one is at risk for prediabetes:
Take the prediabetes risk test →
Resources
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prediabetes: Your Chance to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes. https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/prediabetes.html
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Diabetes Prevention Program - Why Participate? https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention/why-participate.html