Preventing Diabetes

What isPre-

diabetes?

Topics

•What is diabetes and pre-diabetes?

•What are the risk factors for diabetes?

•How can you delay or prevent type 2 diabetes?

Diabetes

What is Diabetes?

• Blood glucose (sugar) levels higher than normal

• Not enough insulin to allow glucose to enter cells to be used for energy

Types of Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes • Usually diagnosed in children and

young adults

Type 2 diabetes• Most common form • Most often diagnosed in adults

Gestational diabetes• Can appear during pregnancy• High risk for type 2 diabetes later in

life

What is Diabetes? - Video Clip

Insulin – Video Clip

Type 2 Diabetes – Video Clip

Type 2 Diabetes

Pre-Diabetes

What is Pre-Diabetes?

• Comes before type 2 diabetes• Blood glucose higher than

normal, but not yet diabetes • You can have pre-diabetes and

not know it

Diagnosing

How are diabetes and pre-diabetes diagnosed?

Diabetes – Fasting blood glucose of

126 mg/dl or higher

Pre-diabetes– Fasting blood glucose of

100 - 125 mg/dl

Preventing Diabetes

What is your fasting blood glucose?

When was your glucose last checked?

Get Checked

Get your blood glucose checked for pre-diabetes if you are

• Age 45 or older and overweight• Age 45 or older and not

overweight – ask your doctor if you need to be tested

• Under age 45, but overweight and at increased risk for diabetes

Risk Factors

• A parent, brother or sister has diabetes

• You are African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, Asian American or Pacific Islander

• You had a baby weighing more than 9 pounds or had gestational diabetes

• You have high blood pressure (over 140/90)

• You have low HDL (good) cholesterol (40 or lower)

• You have high triglycerides (150 or higher)

Pre-diabetes

If you have pre-diabetes, what does it mean?

• You might get type 2 diabetes soon or sometime in the future

• You are more likely to get heart disease or have a stroke

Preventing Diabetes

Diabetes is seriousYou will be healthier if you delay

or prevent diabetes

Diabetes is common But you can reduce your risk by

losing weight

Preventing Diabetes

Delay or prevent type 2 diabetes with

• Regular physical activity, such as walking almost every day

• Weight loss

Preventing Diabetes

The Diabetes Prevention Program study showed

30 minutes a day of moderate physical activity along with a 5 to 10% weight loss produced a 58% reduction in diabetes

Losing 5 to 10%

Losing 5 to 10%

How much do you weigh?

How much is 5 to 10%?

Strategies for Losing Weight

• Cut back on calories and fat

• Be active most days of the week

• Eat breakfast daily

• Keep records of:– What you eat and drink

– Daily physical activity

– Your weight

Strategies for Losing Weight

• Implementing a weight-loss program– On your own or

– Through an organized weight loss program (e.g., Weight Watchers)

• A combination of meal planning and physical activity is most successful

Keeping a Record

Records helps keep you on target

Write down• Everything you eat and drink including

serving sizes• Your physical activity – what kind and

how long• Your weekly weight

Keeping a Record

Use• A small notebook or

• ADA’s “My Game Plan: Food and Activity Tracker” or

• Anything that works for you!

Keeping a Record

Review

You can delay or prevent type 2 diabetes with regular physical activity, such as walking almost every day, and weight loss.

Review

Learn all you can to help:

lose weight be more active eat healthy

Learn More

Other Preventing Diabetes Programs:

Cutting Calories and Fat Being Active

More Help

A new powerful risk assessment tool • Enter your personal health information.• Receive a personalized “Results Overview” showing your current risk for diabetes, heart attack, and other health problems. • Change items in your profile (such as walking more or losing weight) to see how making these changes would impact your future.

Diabetes PHD

Online at diabetes.org/phd

For More Information

For more information about preventing diabetes

please call1-800-DIABETES or visit

diabetes.org

For More Information

Contact your local ADA at1-888-DIABETES to learn about

activities and volunteer opportunities in your community