Prediabetes diet: How to help prevent progression to diabetes

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1. 1h ago

   Dietary and Lifestyle Strategies to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

   Prediabetes occurs when fasting blood glucose exceeds the normal range. Individuals can normalize blood sugar through healthy food choices, hydration, and recognized treatment programs. These steps help stop the progression to type 2 diabetes.

   What's confirmed:

   • Prediabetes is characterized by blood sugar levels that are higher than the normal range.
   • Healthy dietary choices and early care can normalize blood sugar levels.

   Still unconfirmed:

   • Roughly 1 in 3 American adults, or an estimated 38%, have prediabetes.
   • Reducing portion sizes and staying hydrated helps keep blood sugar levels under control.
   • CDC-recognized programs can improve health and normalize blood sugar.
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2. 3d ago

   Dietary and Lifestyle Interventions to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

   Adopting a healthy diet and lifestyle changes can lower blood sugar and reduce the risk of progressing to type 2 diabetes. Specific strategies include reducing added sugars and increasing fiber intake. These interventions may also lower the risk of other chronic conditions.

   What's confirmed:

   • A healthy diet can lower blood sugar and reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
   • Lifestyle interventions for adults with prediabetes lower the risk of developing multiple chronic conditions.
   • Managing diet can help prevent prediabetes from turning into diabetes.
   • Diet, weight loss, and 150 minutes of exercise may protect against chronic diseases in prediabetes.

   Still unconfirmed:

   • Reversing prediabetes cuts risk of deadly heart problems by 58%.
   • Three lifestyle changes lower chronic disease risk by 21%.
   • Three lifestyle changes were more effective at preventing multiple chronic conditions than metformin according to a JAMA study.
   • Cutting added sugars and swapping simple carbs can help reverse prediabetes.
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