Health Center - Diabetes
About eight percent of all Americans have diabetes, and the rate is increasing. Learn more about this prevalent and life-threatening disease, including common symptoms, how it affects your health, tips to manage it and prevent complications and ways to reduce your risk factors.
Diabetes Guide
Know Your Blood Sugar Basics
- Lose weight if you are overweight.
- Take a few minutes to walk every day. Work up to 30 minutes a day.
- Eat more fiber from oatmeal, whole grains, fruits and vegetables, beans and legumes to better control blood sugar levels.
- Reduce your use of sugary foods and drinks as well as refined starches, such as white bread, white rice and white pasta.
- Cut total fat intake to less than 30 percent of your daily calorie total, with saturated fat under 10 percent.
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