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Diabetes prevention is critical. Having type II diabetes is a serious, chronic health condition that can lead to other severe health issues such as heart disease, stroke, blindness, and kidney failure. Preventing or delaying the onset of type II diabetes is possible through lifestyle and dietary changes.

Having prediabetes can be a precursor to getting type II diabetes. It’s easy to find out if you’re at high risk for type II diabetes by taking the CDC’s Prediabetes Test here: https://tinyurl.com/prediabetes-test. If your result shows you’re at high risk for type II diabetes, talk to your doctor about getting a simple blood sugar test to confirm. If the diagnosis is confirmed, it is highly recommended to engage in a lifestyle change diabetes prevention program. The CDC’s Diabetes Prevention Program is proven to cut the risk for type II diabetes in half. Details are here: https://tinyurl.com/Type2-prevention. Your Albany NNORC can help you get connected with a local lifestyle change program. 

NNORC is offering a three-week series where we’ll explore ways to get started improving your health and decreasing the likelihood that you will develop type II diabetes. We’ll look at lifestyle change topics including setting a weight loss goal, developing healthier eating habits, and increasing physical activity. We will also explore how making some healthy changes can prevent or delay the onset of type II diabetes and improve your overall physical and mental health.

Please register at nnorc@jfsneny.org or by calling 518-516-1114.