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Diabetes & MePrevent DiabetesResearch studies have found that moderate weight loss and exercise can prevent or delay type 2 diabetes among adults at high-risk of diabetes. Find out more about the risk factors for type 2 diabetes, what it means to have prediabetes, and what you can do to prevent or delay diabetes. See also EAT RIGHT and BE ACTIVE. What is prediabetes?Progression to diabetes among those with prediabetes is not inevitable. Studies suggest that weight loss and increased physical activity among people with prediabetes prevent or delay diabetes and may return blood glucose levels to normal. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) How do I prevent diabetes?Find out more about the risk factors for type 2 diabetes and what you can do to prevent or delay diabetes. You can do a lot to lower your chances of getting diabetes—you can be stronger than diabetes. From the National Diabetes Education Program
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Page last modified: June 27, 2006 Content Source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division of Diabetes Translation |