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Please share an interesting fact about preventing diabetes.

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Dr. Irving Harper answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Adult type diabetes is usually caused by excessive weight. Keep your weight under control.

Answered 8/1/2014

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Dr. Ryan Phasouk answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Ignore: Try all you might, sometimes diabetes can happen to the most healthy people.

Answered 9/30/2017

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Dr. Moji Ariyo answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Do exercise regularly, eat high fiber diet and avoid eating large meals to prevent diabetes.

Answered 5/21/2014

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Keeping: Keeping trim and eating a low glycemic index diet can help prevent diabetes.

Answered 6/10/2014

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Dr. Liesa Harte answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Complex,: Complex, unrefined carbohydrates from whole foods are absorbed more slowly through the intestine.

Answered 9/29/2016

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Dr. Liesa Harte answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Refined: Refined carbohydrates and sugars are absorbed more rapidly and can trigger release of excess insulin.

Answered 6/20/2014

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Dr. Liesa Harte answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

A: A low glycemic index dietary program supports a healthy rate of sugar absorption and insulin release.

Answered 8/1/2014

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Dr. Liesa Harte answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Over: Over 60 million Americans have "insulin resistance," a form of unhealthy blood sugar metabolism.

Answered 9/29/2016

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Dr. Liesa Harte answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Obesity,: Obesity, lack of exercise, and an unhealthy diet are major contributors to poor blood sugar.

Answered 6/20/2014

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Dr. Liesa Harte answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Over: Over time, these high levels of Insulin can lead to high triglycerides, low HDL, heart disease, htn.

Answered 9/29/2016

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Maintaining: Maintaining normal weight can help prevent diabetes.

Answered 6/17/2014

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Breast: Breast feeding may reduce risk for progression of gestational diabetes to type 2 diabetes.

Answered 6/20/2014

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Foods: Foods with low glycemic index help prevent spikes in blood sugar and Insulin levels.

Answered 6/25/2014

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White: White and processed foods have a high glycemic index.

Answered 8/1/2014

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Sugar: Sugar has the highest glycemic index.

Answered 6/24/2014

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Foods: Foods with low glycemic index stabilize blood sugar throughout the day.

Answered 6/24/2014

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Eating: Eating a Mediterranean diet lowers risk for diabetes.

Answered 6/25/2014

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Ignore: Balanced healthy diet+Exercise 30-45mins daily, If your are prediabetic already Metformin helps.

Answered 7/4/2014

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Dr. I. Jay Freedman answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Ignore: Watch your diet and watch your weight! Don't overwork your pancreas!

Answered 7/19/2014

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Ignore: Reducing carbonhydrates and sugar with exercise and weight loss can reduce risk of type 11 DM.

Answered 11/19/2014

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Ignore: Person's chance of becoming obese increased by 57% if he or she had a friend who became obese in the.

Answered 12/26/2014

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Ignore: To prevent diabetes you should eat fewer carbohydrates, especially simple carbs such as sugar.

Answered 3/4/2015

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Dr. Mohammed Parvez answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Type 2 Diabetes is more than a hereditary disease, it's related to 'lifestyle'.

Answered 4/17/2016

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Dr. Natalie Hodge answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Ignore: In 2017 hospitals are mandated to use "prevention interventions" to improve the health of population.

Answered 4/15/2015

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Dr. Ira Katz answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

Ignore: Routine gentle to mod exercise is as effective or more than high intensity exercise in preventing DM.

Answered 12/23/2015

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