Did you know? Over 800 million people around the world live with diabetes. However, not everyone has access to affordable treatment and the care they need.
Plus, diabetes causes blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation. Good news is though that diabetes can be treated, and its consequences avoided or delayed with diet, physical activity, medication and regular screening and treatment for complications.
Prevention
Lifestyle changes are the best way to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.
To help prevent type 2 diabetes and its complications, people should:
1. reach and keep a health body weight
2. stay physically active with at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week
3. eat a healthy diet and avoid sugar and saturated fat
4. not smoke tobacco.
Stop diabetes in its tracks!
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