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YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES. Home Newsroom DIABETES CARE How to Control and Manage Prediabetes. Diagnosed With Prediabetes? Take Steps to Control it. DIABETES CARE Sep. Prediabetes or Diabetes: What's the Difference? There are three ways your doctor may test your blood sugar to determine if you have prediabetes or actual diabetes: 1.

Prediabetes: How to Manage It It can be an emotional blow to be diagnosed with prediabetes, but it's not insurmountable. It doesn't take a lot of weight loss to improve your blood sugar. Losing 7 percent of your body weight, which is 14 pounds for a pound person, lowers your risk of type 2 diabetes by 58 percent, according to the ADA.

Losing weight works because it helps your body better use insulin, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases NIDDKD. A healthy diet that can help you lose weight includes fruits, vegetables, lean protein, such as chicken and turkey without the skin, non-fat or low-fat dairy foods, like yogurt and milk, and grains, such as oats, quinoa and rice, suggests the NIDDKD.

Get physical. The impact of exercise on blood sugar has been shown time and time again in medical studies. Going for a brisk walk or getting other moderate exercise, such as bike riding or swimming, may also help lower your blood sugar level, notes the ADA.

Aim for at least 30 minutes of exercise five days a week — but remember that not all exercises are suitable for everyone. Before engaging in any physical activity, check with your doctor about how much and what kind of physical activity is right for you.

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All can sharply reduce quality of life. Think of prediabetes as a fork in the road. If you ignore it, your risk for type 2 diabetes goes up. Lose a modest amount of weight and get regular physical activity, and your risk goes down.

Regular physical activity means getting at least minutes a week of brisk walking or similar activity. The CDC-led National Diabetes Prevention Program National DPP can help people make the lifestyle changes needed to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.

Through the program, participants:. If you have prediabetes, ask your health care provider about the National DPP lifestyle change program.

The best time to prevent type 2 diabetes is now. Skip directly to site content Skip directly to search. Español Other Languages. The Surprising Truth About Prediabetes. Español Spanish. Minus Related Pages. Prediabetes Flies Under the Radar You can have prediabetes for years without symptoms.

Talk to your doctor about getting your blood sugar tested if you have any of the risk factors for prediabetes, including: Being overweight Being 45 years or older Having a parent, brother, or sister with type 2 diabetes Being physically active less than 3 times a week Ever having gestational diabetes diabetes during pregnancy or giving birth to a baby who weighed more than 9 pounds Race and ethnicity are also a factor.

Diabetes Is Harder to Live With Than Prediabetes People with prediabetes have a higher risk of heart disease and stroke. Through the program, participants: Work with a trained coach to make lasting lifestyle changes.

Discover how to eat healthy and add more physical activity into their day. Find out how to manage stress, stay motivated, and solve problems that can slow progress. Type 1 and Type 2: Not the Same.

Type 2 can be prevented or delayed through lifestyle changes. Type 1 often starts quickly and has severe symptoms; type 2 is gradual and develops over many years. Type 1 usually occurs in children, teens, and young adults.

Type 2 occurs most often in older people, but is becoming more common in children, teens, and young adults. People with type 1 must use insulin every day to survive. Prediabetes can develop into type 2 diabetes, but not type 1.

Recipe for prevention: healthy eating and physical activity. Learn More. Take the Prediabetes Risk Test Watch the videos: Do I Have Prediabetes?