A free year long program has been developed that encourages lifestyle changes to prevent diabetes. Over 86 million people are affected by prediabetes and almost all of them don’t even know they have it. Some risk factors for Type 2 diabetes include high blood sugar, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity. In order to help offset these risk factors, changing your diet and exercising more should be implemented into your regular routine. People in this program are encouraged to keep track of their calories and fat intake.

Key Takeaways:

• Some of the risk factors for Type 2 diabetes are high blood sugar, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity.
• Participants in this program tend to meet every week and they have developed a close knit relationship where they consider each other family.
• This program stresses the importance of calorie counting as well as counting how much at intake you have each day.

“Prediabetes affects 86 million people in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but 90% of them don’t know they have it.”

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