5 Ways to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes, Starting from Regular Exercise to Increasing Vitamin D

TRIBUNNEWS.COM – Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease that affects millions of people around the world.

Uncontrolled cases can lead to blindness, kidney failure, heart disease, and other serious conditions.

Before diabetes diagnosed, there is a period when the blood sugar level is high, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes.

This is known as prediabetes.

It’s estimated that up to 70% of people with prediabetes go on to develop type 2 diabetes.

Here are 5 ways to avoid type 2 diabetes Tribunnews quote from Healthline.com:

1. Reduce Sugar and Carbohydrates

Eating sugary foods and refined carbohydrates can put people at risk on a fast track to developing diabetes.

The body quickly breaks down these foods into small sugar molecules, which are absorbed into the bloodstream.

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The increase in blood sugar stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin, a hormone that helps sugar out of the bloodstream and into the body’s cells.

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