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We Need A Moonshot For Diabetes Prevention, Part Two: Three Misconceptions

Diabetes is one of the fastest growing killers, as I discussed in Part 1 of this series. Thirty million adults in the U.S. suffer from it today. Another 84 million have a milder condition, prediabetes, that puts them at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Over time, if current trends continue, the disease will strike 25 to 58 million new victims in the U.S. All will contend with a disease that is the leading cause of blindness and kidney failure, often leads to the loss of a leg or foot, significantly increases the risk of heart disease and is one of the leading causes of death.

We can save many from this fate. We have the knowledge and resources to dramatically…

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Swapping healthy unsaturated fats for carbohydrates or saturated fats may reduce your risk of diabetes, according to a new analysis of 102 randomized trials totaling 4,660 participants.

 How to Prevent Diabetes and Heart Disease for $16

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 Managing Diabetes Risk With Diet and Exercise

Diet and exercise can prevent, control and in some cases even reverse Type 2 diabetes. Cardio and strength workouts are both important but if you have time for only one, choose resistance training.

 Moderate Drinking Tied to Lower Diabetes Risk

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 Why Checking Postprandial Glucose Is Important

Checking your fasting blood sugar levels is a key component of successful diabetes management — but are you also making sure to test after meals?

Articles of Interest

Type 2 Diabetes Risk Test

American Diabetes Association funds research, publishes scientific findings, provides information and other services to people with diabetes, their families, health professionals and the public.

Five Factors Cut Diabetes Risk

Dealing with any one of five key lifestyle risk factors can lower the risk of developing diabetes by about a third. Katherine Harmon reports.

Foods Which May Help Reduce Diabetes and Pre-diabetes Risk

Foods that may help diabetes and reduce the risk of pre diabetes.

How can I reduce my risk of Type 2 diabetes?

You've just found out that you're at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. But you don't have it yet. That's the really good news. It means that you now have the chance to make changes that can delay or prevent Type 2 diabetes.

It’s possible to reverse type-2 diabetes in some people—and it’s not even that difficult

As a growing middle class worldwide consumes more sugar, meat, soda, and other processed foods, the number of people suffering from the obesity-related disease type-2 diabetes has quadrupled in the last 40 years, to some 400 million people worldwide. The disease, in which the body doesn’t produce or process insulin properly, has been considered chronic and incurable, a condition that only gets worse with age—so efforts have focused on prevention. But new research suggests that, for some people already diagnosed with diabetes, following an extreme diet could reverse the disease.

Simple Steps to Preventing Diabetes

The good news is that type 2 diabetes is largely preventable. About 9 cases in 10 could be avoided by taking several simple steps: keeping weight under control, exercising more, eating a healthy diet, and not smoking.

Study: Drinking coffee fends off diabetes

Good news for coffee drinkers: If you’re a long-term caffeine user, you might be less likely to develop diabetes than people who don’t drink coffee at all. The anti-inflammatory effect of the drink might be the reason for this outcome, according to a new study published in Nature’s European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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Defeat Diabetes Foundation

Diabetes is a highly preventable rising global epidemic. Defeat Diabetes Foundation works to support conscious and sustainable solutions aimed at preventing, identifying and managing Type 2 Diabetes.