So, you have been diagnosed as pre-diabetic? Don’t sweat it too hard, an estimated 79 million Americans have the same diagnosis and experts predict that one in three Americans will be diagnosed by 2050. Now, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do something about it. You don’t want to progress to having diabetes, a disease that severely impacts your quality of life. Instead, follow some of these prediabetes diet and exercise tips to help you on your journey to a healthy, diabetes-free life.
Congratulations for reading this far! For some people, just reading the words “portion control” makes them slam the computer down (or is that just us?). Portion control can be hard, especially when tasty, sugary filled food is around, but we encourage you to stay strong. A recent study but the University of Calgary estimated that 17 percent of people who cut their portions lost five percent more of their body weight than did people who didn’t.
If you don’t want to break out the scales, measuring cups, and so forth, simply try a portion control plate. These plates are designed to accommodate proper servings for adults. It also helps you stick to the prediabetes diet recommendation reserving half of your plate for vegetables and fruit, one-fourth for lean protein like chicken, fish, or lean red meat, and one-fourth for a starch like potatoes or rice.
Medical experts agree that 30 minutes of physical activity a day vastly improves your health, yet some of us have a hard time carving out a full thirty minutes. If that’s you try fitting in smaller workouts like two fifteen minutes sessions or three ten minute workouts. The goal is to get that 30 minutes in the best way you can.
- 8 years ago
Arrowhead Health
Prediabetes Diet and Exercise Plans and Tips
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