Making lifestyle changes that include selecting healthier food options and adding physical activity to your weekly routine can drastically reduce your risks of developing type 2 diabetes. It’s not summer without family barbeques and cookouts! Offer to bring healthier options such as fruits, vegetables, and low-sugar and low-calorie beverages. Kids may be more likely to try new foods they pick themselves. Plus, the whole family can get in more activity. It’s not always easy to bring up a topic like prediabetes, but it sure is important – 9 out of 10 people with prediabetes don’t even know they have it. Encourage your family members to find out if they might have prediabetes by taking a one-minute risk test. Gather the family for a game of soccer, basketball, softball, or kickball. Or just go for a good, brisk family walk. If your family goes on vacation, incorporate opportunities to walk to, around, or between sites.
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This Summer, Make Health a Family Focus
Prepare healthier food for barbeques and picnics.
Check out farmers’ markets and make trips to “pick-your-own” farms and orchards.
Start a conversation about prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.
Get the family moving.
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