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Can diabetes be prevented?
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Research has shown that there are some ways of preventing type 2 diabetes, or at least delaying its onset. Lifestyle changes such as becoming more active or staying active, if you already engage in regular physical activity and making sure your weight stays in a healthy range are two ways to help ward off type 2 diabetes, but talk to your physician
What is prediabetes?
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Prediabetes is when the amount of glucose in your blood is above normal yet not high enough to be called diabetes. With prediabetes, your chances of getting type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke are higher. With some weight reduction and moderate physical activity, you can delay or prevent type 2 diabetes. You can even return to normal glucose
How to know if one has diabetes?
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Your health care provider can perform blood and urine tests to see if you have diabetes. Normal blood sugar is between 70 mg/dl and 100 mg/dl. The standard diagnosis of diabetes is made when two blood tests show that your fasting blood sugar level, blood sugar before you have eaten anything that is 126 mg/dl or greater.