Make diabetes prevention your intention
You can do a lot to lower your chances of getting diabetes. Exercising regularly, reducing fat and calorie intake, losing a little weight, cutting out tobacco products, lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels can enhance your health. To help lower your risk of diabetes:
- Make a plan to change behavior.
- Decide exactly what you will do and when you will do it.
- Plan what you need to get ready.
- Think about what might prevent you from reaching your goals.
- If you smoke, enroll in a smoking cessation program.
- Find family and friends who will support and encourage you.
- Decide how you will reward yourself when you do what you have planned.
Develop your wellness plan with the Personal Health Manager's fitness and nutrition resources available through Blue Access® for Members.
Source: The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
