Physical Activity
Tools & Challenges
Healthy Eating
About Diabetes
Nutrients
100

This is the program goal for weekly, moderate intensity physical activity

What is 150 minutes?

100

In the National Weight Loss study, the individuals who successfully lost weight and kept it off did these two things

What is daily physical activity and tracking?

100

According to MyPlate, 1/2 of your plate should be filled with these.

What are non-starchy vegetables?

100

This weight loss goal is proven to reduce risk of diabetes by 58% in adults with prediabetes

What is 5-7% of my body weight?

100

This nutrient is a type of carbohydrate and is found in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains- it supports digestion and helps us to feel full

What is fiber?

200

This effect of physical activity is one reason it is so important for preventing diabetes 

What is reducing blood sugar? 

200

This is a stress-causing situation or event that may lead us to respond habitually with unhealthy choices

What is a trigger?

200

This is often far larger than we need when we eat out, making it important to plan ahead

What is portion size?

200

This hormone acts as the key to open the door of the cell

What is Insulin?

200

The updated Nutrition Facts Label has added this element under the Total Carbohydrates section, so consumers can make more informed decisions about their choices

What is Added Sugars?

300
This form of being sedentary is sometimes referred to as the "new smoking"- and is one reason we are recommended to take 2 minutes to move every 30 minutes.
What is sitting?
300

One of the most important skills we cultivate in this program, it helps us to observe how our thoughts and habits may be helping or hurting us

What is self-awareness?

300

This nutrient is overly abundant in most processed foods, in addition to items we may not suspect, like salad dressings, breads and processed meats

What is sodium?

300

This chronic condition, also common in the US, is the number one complication of diabetes

What is heart disease? 

300

These types of fats are liquid at room temperature and include the super-healthy Omega 3 fatty acids

What are unsaturated fats? 

400

This kind of exercise helps to strengthen muscles and bones

What is resistance training? 

400

This type of harmful thinking leads us to believe we are either going to be perfectly successful or completely fail

What is all or nothing? 

400
Examples of these foods include green peas, yams, and lentils

What are starchy veggies?

400

Unlike race, age or family history, these risk factors for diabetes are things we have some ability to change

What is our physical activity level and what/how much we eat?

400

It is recommended we choose whole fruit over juice so that we don't miss out on this important nutrient

What is fiber?

500
Regular physical activity helps to target or reduce this condition, which is a key physiological mechanism driving the development of type 2 diabetes
What is insulin resistance?
500

This essential tool helps us break our goals into small, achievable steps

What is an Action Plan?

500
These words on the nutrition facts label tell us a food contains a type of fat has been chemically altered to be shelf-stable at room temperature

What is partially hydrogenated......oil?

500

This is the blood test that tells us our average blood sugars over the last 3 months- a range of 5.7-6.4 is considered prediabetes

What is Hemoglobin A1C?

500

This macronutrient helps our bodies to build tissues, comprises 1/4 of MyPlate, and most Americans consume roughly twice the amount that is recommended daily

What is protein?

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