Diabetes Prevention

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Stay Healthy

These are things all people have to do to stay These are things all people have to do to stay healthy:healthy:

Avoid smokingAvoid smoking Get regular exerciseGet regular exercise Eat a balanced dietEat a balanced diet Weight managementWeight management

Measurement of Good Health

Blood pressure of 130/80 or lowerBlood pressure of 130/80 or lower Total cholesterol below 200Total cholesterol below 200 Hemoglobin A1c below 6.5%Hemoglobin A1c below 6.5% Feeling well and being activeFeeling well and being active A waistline below 35 inchesA waistline below 35 inches

Questions to PonderTo reach these measures of good health,To reach these measures of good health,people usually have to make changes in their people usually have to make changes in their daily lives. They often ponder the following daily lives. They often ponder the following questions:questions: What are theWhat are the risksrisks if I don’t change?if I don’t change? Do I really have to change?Do I really have to change? What are theWhat are the costscosts and what are theand what are the

benefitsbenefits?? What willWhat will my friendsmy friends and family say?and family say?

Previous Risk May add to Future Risk

Future Risk If you had gestational If you had gestational

diabetes or a family diabetes or a family member has diabetes, member has diabetes, you are at risk of you are at risk of developing diabetesdeveloping diabetes unlessunless you make you make changes in eating and changes in eating and exerciseexercise

Future Risk Most American do not Most American do not

eat welleat well Do not exercise Do not exercise

enoughenough Weigh too muchWeigh too much And therefore are at And therefore are at

increased risk of increased risk of diabetes!diabetes!

Cost versus Benefit There may be costs There may be costs

involved as you buy involved as you buy wholesome foods or wholesome foods or walking shoes.walking shoes.

Costs tend to be out-Costs tend to be out-weighed by the weighed by the benefits of saving benefits of saving healthcare costs later healthcare costs later for diabetes care.for diabetes care.

How Family and Friends Are Affected

Sometimes they may be Sometimes they may be upset when your changes upset when your changes affect them in ways such affect them in ways such as not buying sweets or as not buying sweets or going for a walk instead of going for a walk instead of watching TVwatching TV

Eventually they come to Eventually they come to accept the needed changes accept the needed changes and feel betterand feel better too. too.

Basic Skills to Support Your Ways To Improve Your Health

CommunicationCommunication AssertivenessAssertiveness Problem solvingProblem solving Time ManagementTime Management

Communication Listen to family and Listen to family and

friendsfriends

Talk things outTalk things out

Assertiveness Speak up for your Speak up for your

goalsgoals

Be understanding of Be understanding of the other person’s the other person’s frustrationfrustration

Problem Solving If you don’t feel safe If you don’t feel safe

walking alone, find a walking alone, find a friend to walk with friend to walk with youyou

Time Management First things first!First things first!

Your health and your Your health and your family’s health are top family’s health are top prioritiespriorities!!

Exercise Good things come Good things come

from exercise:from exercise: Exercise for stress Exercise for stress

controlcontrol Exercise for your soulExercise for your soul Exercise for your self-Exercise for your self-

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Exercise Choices Choose an exercise Choose an exercise

that you enjoy and that that you enjoy and that fits your personalityfits your personality

Getting Started with Exercise Make it as enjoyable Make it as enjoyable

as you canas you can Doing a little is better Doing a little is better

than doing nothingthan doing nothing Consider lessons or Consider lessons or

joining a groupjoining a group Exercise daily to get Exercise daily to get

used to itused to it Start slowlyStart slowly

Skills from A to Z to help you persevere!

AA• Allow time for your Allow time for your

health needshealth needs

BB• Begin nowBegin now

CC• Choose wiselyChoose wisely

DD• Draw a deep breath Draw a deep breath

and let goand let go

Skills from A to Z to help you persevere!

EE• Eat in healthy waysEat in healthy ways

FF• Focus on your new Focus on your new

health planhealth plan

GG• Give and receiveGive and receive

HH• Humor, use itHumor, use it

Skills from A to Z to help you persevere!

II• Imagine a happy Imagine a happy

futurefuture

JJ• Join good peopleJoin good people

KK• Know your strengthsKnow your strengths

LL• Look for alternativesLook for alternatives

Skills from A to Z to help you persevere!

MM• MotiveMotive

NN• Nurture yourselfNurture yourself

OO• One step at a timeOne step at a time

PP• Practice patiencePractice patience

Skills from A to Z to help you persevere!

QQ• Quality timeQuality time

RR• RelaxRelax

SS• SmileSmile

TT• Time managementTime management

Skills from A to Z to help you persevere!

UU• Use your talentsUse your talents

VV• VolunteerVolunteer

WW• WalkWalk

XX• ExerciseExercise

Skills from A to Z to help you persevere!

YY• Yearly check up for Yearly check up for

diabetes and healthdiabetes and health

ZZ• Zest for lifeZest for life