Physical Activity
Doing this regularly, like taking the stairs or walking after meals, helps your body use insulin better and reduces the chance of developing type 2 diabetes.
What is moving or staying active throughout the day?
Eating a variety of colorful foods from this food group, full of vitamins and minerals, can help lower your risk of type 2 diabetes.
What are fruits and vegetables?
This nutrient, found in foods like chicken, tofu, and beans, helps stabilize blood sugar levels by slowing digestion.
What is protein?
Drinking this instead of sugary sodas and juices can help control your blood sugar and prevent type 2 diabetes.
What is water?
This tool is commonly used by people with diabetes to check their blood sugar levels at home.
What is a blood glucose meter?
This is one example of a low-impact, aerobic exercise done in a pool that is recommended for those at risk of type 2 diabetes because it can help improve insulin sensitivity without straining the joints.
What is swimming?
These kinds of grains, including brown rice, popcorn and quinoa, help manage blood sugar because they have more fiber than refined grains.
What are whole grains?
Reducing the amount of this in your diet, which is found in things like cookies, cakes, and candy, can help lower your risk of type 2 diabetes.
What is added sugar?
Lifestyle changes like eating a healthy diet and increasing physical activity can help prevent this condition from progressing into type 2 diabetes.
What is prediabetes?
This test checks blood sugar levels after you haven't eaten for at least 8 hours.
What is a fasting blood glucose?
Doing this type of activity, such as biking, jogging, or dancing, for at least 30 minutes most days of the week helps keep blood sugar levels healthy.
What is aerobic exercise?
Eating in this way, instead of fewer big meals, helps keep blood sugar levels steady and may lower your risk of type 2 diabetes.
What is eating smaller, more frequent meals?
The body breaks down carbohydrates into this simple sugar, which is used by cells as a primary source of energy.
What is glucose?
Drinking too much of this can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes by making the body less sensitive to insulin.
What is alcohol?
This test measures the average level of blood sugar over the past 2 to 3 months and is used to diagnose and monitor diabetes.
What is the A1C test?
The CDC recommends at least this many minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity each week to help prevent type 2 diabetes.
What is 150 minutes?
This type of fiber, found in beans, oats, and fruits, helps slow the absorption of sugar and keeps blood sugar levels steady.
What is soluble fiber?
This type of fiber, found in foods like beans, lettuce and broccoli, helps lower blood sugar levels by slowing down the digestion of food.
What is insoluble fiber?
Getting this many hours of sleep each night is important for keeping blood sugar levels healthy and lowering the chance of type 2 diabetes.
What is 7 to 9 hours?
An A1C level between 5.7 and 6.4% indicates the presence of this condition.
What is prediabetes?
This type of exercise, which includes quick bursts of activity followed by short breaks, may help the body use insulin better and lower the risk of type 2 diabetes.
What is high-intensity interval training (HIIT)?
These healthy fats, found in foods like olive oil, avocados, and nuts, can help the body use insulin better and are good for heart health.
What are monounsaturated fats?
This mineral, found in leafy greens and nuts, plays a role in insulin function and can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.
What is magnesium?
Long-term stress can raise this hormone, which can make the body less responsive to insulin and increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.
What is cortisol?
The American Diabetes Association recommends keeping your A1C level below this percentage to reduce the risk of complications from diabetes.
What is 7%?