Welcome To Our Pre-diabetes Guide

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Don’t

panic

if you have been told you have pre diabetes. we have put together a little programme to help

you

along


Pre-diabetes outline


Summary

Don’t worry if well tell you have pre-diabetes. This is a condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be classified as diabetes. It is not an illness.

It is estimated that 7 million people in the UK have pre-diabetes. If you are overweight and over 40, you have over 50% chance of getting pre-diabetes.

70% of people with pre-diabetes end up with diabetes.

With lifestyles changes and close monitoring, diabetes can be prevented or diagnosed early which results in better outcomes. We have put together a little programme to outline 4 bits

A bit about pre-diabetes

What is pre-diabetes, what can you do and what are the tests.

Lifestyle

Helping you to make lifestyle choices such as smoking and your mental health.

Diet

Diet has a huge part to play in managing your sugar levels, so that you never go on to get diabetes.

We share our tips on what sort of diet you should have as well as our top tips.

Exercise

Exercising also makes a big difference. You don’t need to be an Olympic athelete. We share the benefits of exercise and how you cam make small changes.


Pre-diabetes


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