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Understand diabetes
- Understand type 2 diabetes – Learning how diabetes can affect your body is an important first step to preventing it.
- Learn what risk factors you have – Even if you are high risk, you can prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.
- Know how type 2 diabetes can be prevented – There are changes you can make to your lifestyle that can help you prevent type 2 diabetes.
Make healthy food choices
- Manage portion sizes – The types of food and how much of it you eat makes a difference.
- Read food labels – Noticing the serving size and the amounts of nutrients in a food can help you make healthier choices.
- Choose healthy fats over unhealthy fats – Knowing the different types of fats and the foods they are in can help you know what foods to limit.
- Balance carbs – Choose less processed carbs that have vitamins, minerals, and fiber along with energy.
- Try the traffic light method – Dividing foods into categories is a great way to track healthy choices for meals and snacks.
- Eat out smarter – Practicing making healthy choices when you eat out can help you get on the road to better health.
Become physically active
- Get active and keep track of your movement – Aim to get 30 minutes of physical activity 5 days a week.
- Plan for challenges – Making lifestyle changes is hard. It can get easier if you plan for what might get in your way.
- Set goals that work for you – Break up big goals into smaller steps and take it one step at a time.
- Reward your achievements – Celebrate success, no matter how small.
Preventing type 2 diabetes