Yahoo Lifestyle Three Ways To Avoid Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is Australia's fastest growing chronic disease. In fact, more than 3 million Australians have or are at risk of Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes—a condition of slightly elevated blood sugar levels that often develops into diabetes. Yet it doesn’t need to be this way.
“Type 2 diabetes is avoidable,” says Prevention adviser Dr Joe Kosterich. “And small lifestyle changes can make a big difference.” Try these cheats against type 2:
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Take a chill pill: minimise stress with a good book.
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Take a lunch-hour stroll: a 35- minute daily walk can lower your diabetes risk by 80 per cent.
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Sip lattes with cinnamon: both the coffee and the spice are linked with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes.
