Prevention
Minutes (per week) should you spend working out.
150
This drug is the first-line medication for Type II diabetes
Metformin
This activity is recommended regularly to improve insulin sensitivity
Physical Exercise
Eating more of this nutrient found in vegetables, whole grains, and legumes helps slow glucose absorption and improve blood sugar control.
Fiber
This hormone therapy is used when oral medications fail, during severe hyperglycemia or in acute illness
Insulin
This lifestyle change helps control blood sugar and includes diet planning
Medical Nutrition Therapy
The range of weight (in percentage) that should be lost to prevent diabetes or reverse pre-diabetes.
5-7%
This type of insulin provides continuous background insulin throughout the day
Basal Insulin
This lab test reflects average blood glucose over the past 2–3 months
HbA1c
The likelihood of being diagnosed with diabetes while eating healthy and working out.
less than 10%
This surgery is considered in obese diabetic patients to improve glucose control
Bariatric Surgery
These rules guide patients on insulin, hydration, and glucose checks during acute illness
Sick-day Rules
Effects of frequently working in preventing type 2 diabetes.
Allows the body to use up sugar as energy in the body.
These medications are commonly used as second-line therapy in Type II diabetes, working through different mechanisms like stimulating insulin, increasing incretin, or promoting glucose excretion
Sulfonylureas
DPP-4 inhibitors
SGLT-2 inhibitors
Thiazolidinediones
GLP-1 receptor agonists
These drugs are first-line for hypertension in diabetic patients due to renal protection
ACE inhibitors or ARBs