![Road map for diabetes progression.](/diabetes-awareness-and-action/media/prevention/road2Diabetes.jpg)
RESEARCH TO PREVENTION
Get involved and educate yourself on diabetes prevention, and volunteer with agencies and service organizations to help those living with diabetes.
Intro & Diagnosis
![Road map for diabetes progression.](/diabetes-awareness-and-action/media/prevention/road2Diabetes.jpg)
![Man swimming in a pool.](/diabetes-awareness-and-action/media/prevention/swimming.jpg)
- Overweight
- 45 years of age or older
- A parent, brother, or sister with diabetes
- Physically active less than three times a week
- If a woman, a history of gestational diabetes or polycystic ovary disease
- High blood pressure
- Black, Hispanic, Indigenous, and Asian ethnic/race groups have higher risk
Programs & Support
![Woman gesturing to a group, presumably speaking.](/diabetes-awareness-and-action/media/prevention/supportTwo.jpg)
![Chips spilling from a bag onto a table.](/diabetes-awareness-and-action/media/prevention/chips.jpg)
![Woman at a desk with her hands clasped near her head.](/diabetes-awareness-and-action/media/prevention/stress.jpg)
- Asking for help from others
- Learning to say no
- Getting enough sleep
- Knowing yourself – what are the things that cause you stress?
- Making time for fun
- Having a to-do list
- Setting small, doable goals
- Getting active
- Taking a break from whatever is stressing you out
![Workout partners lifting weights.](/diabetes-awareness-and-action/media/prevention/workout.jpg)
![Grandmother with grandchildren in the woods.](/diabetes-awareness-and-action/media/prevention/nature.jpg)
![Bowl of fruit.](/diabetes-awareness-and-action/media/prevention/fruit.jpg)
- MyFitnessPal is one popular app that people use to track their food.
WHY PREVENTION IS IMPORTANT
Why Prevention?
![Young woman and old man looking at a laptop.](/diabetes-awareness-and-action/media/prevention/support.jpg)
- Overweight
- 45 years of age or older
- A parent, brother, or sister with diabetes
- Physically active less than three times a week
- If a woman, a history of gestational diabetes or polycystic ovary disease
- High blood pressure
- Black, Hispanic, Indigenous, and Asian ethnic/race groups have higher risk
![Person holding excess belly fat.](/diabetes-awareness-and-action/media/prevention/belly.jpg)
![Map of the upper Midwest with DAD logo denoting headquarters location.](/diabetes-awareness-and-action/media/prevention/map.png)
![Man on a bike resting atop a mountain.](/diabetes-awareness-and-action/media/prevention/biking.jpg)
![Mother, father, and baby sitting in snow.](/diabetes-awareness-and-action/media/prevention/family.jpg)
Prevention Shows Promise
![Stack of documents.](/diabetes-awareness-and-action/media/prevention/registry.jpg)
- 55% of the participants needed help (like joining a program) to lose their weight
- 98% changed their food intake
- 94% got more active (walking was the most common type of physical activity)
- 78% eat breakfast everyday
- 75% weigh themselves at least once a week
- 62% watch less than 10 hours of TV each week
- 90% exercise every day, about 1 hour
![Two women learning at a shared desk.](/diabetes-awareness-and-action/media/prevention/education.jpg)
- All adults over the age of 45 should know what their fasting glucose level is.
- Adults under the age of 45 who are overweight or obese and have at least 1 other diabetes risk factor should know their fasting glucose level.
- People with prediabetes should receive treatment to help them prevent type 2 diabetes.
- Worksites, schools, churches and other community organizations need to support healthful living.
- We need policies that support healthy families and communities (such as accessible grocery stores, affordable healthful foods like fruits and vegetables and safe, walkable and bikeable communities)
- We can all play a role – it takes a widespread Yooper Commitment to prevent type 2 diabetes!
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