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Stop Diabetes: 50 Simple Steps You Can Take at Any Age to Reduce Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Stop Diabetes 50 Simple Steps You Can Take at Any Age to Reduce Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Author:Gretchen Becker An estimated sixteen million Americans have prediabetes, a condition that often leads to full-blown diabetesand nearly one million Americans will be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the next year. But everyone at risk can take simple steps to help reduce the chances of developing the condition. Stop Diabetes offers fifty essential,... more » informative ideas for what you can do today, no matter what your agewhether you have prediabetes, a parent or sibling with type 2 diabetes, grandparents, or an aunt with the condition, a severe weight problem, or are a member of an ethnic group at high riskincluding Hispanics, Native Americans, African Americans, and Pacific Islanders. Diabetes expert Gretchen Beckers sensible, inspiring ideas, each presented with a clear rationale, include: Learn your heritage Go easy on the fruit juice Learn about the glycemic index Go window shopping (any kind of walking helps).« less