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Date Released: 11/16/2007 To save the Podcast, right click the "Save this file" link below and select the "Save Target As..." option. Save This File (2MB) Download this transcript (18KB)This podcast is presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC – safer, healthier people. Welcome to this podcast series on diabetes, brought to you by the National Diabetes Education Program or NDEP. NDEP is a joint initiative of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. Almost 21 million Americans have diabetes and another 54 million have pre-diabetes. Pre-diabetes is a condition that raises the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. People with pre-diabetes have high blood glucose levels, higher than normal, but not high enough to be classified as diabetes. Forty percent of people in the U.S. age 40-74 have pre-diabetes. You could have pre-diabetes and not know it. Only a blood test would tell you for sure if you have pre-diabetes. The good news is that progression from pre-diabetes to diabetes is not inevitable. Type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed. The Diabetes Prevention Program (or DPP) study proved that people with pre-diabetes were able to reduce their risk of diabetes if they reduced fat and calorie intake, were physically active at least 30 minutes, 5 days a week, and lost 5-7 % of their body weight (that’s 10-15 pounds if you weight 200 pounds). You don’t need to be a marathon runner or starve yourself to prevent diabetes. Moderate changes in what you eat and what you do that lead to modest weight loss can make a difference. To learn more about pre-diabetes or to order free materials on preventing or managing diabetes, visit www.ndep.nih.gov or call the National Diabetes Education Program at 1-800-438-5383. To access the most accurate and relevant health information that affects you, your family and your community, please visit www.cdc.gov.
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