What Should You Do if You Have Been Diagnosed with Prediabetes?

If you’ve just been told you have prediabetes you are certainly not alone. The Center for Disease Control estimates that 57 million people in the United States are considered to have prediabetes. While the diagnosis can be scary and overwhelming, it may actually alter your life for the better.  I have witnessed patients with prediabetes completely change their life, in a good way, because they become empowered to eat healthier, exercise more, lose weight and prevent diabetes. The American Diabetes Association Standards of Care reports that you can prevent or delay Type 2 diabetes with lifestyle changes. For most, prevention relies heavily on weight loss. The amount of weight loss
needed to prevent or delay diabetes varies from person to person. On average, a loss of about 7% of your body weight can help reverse diabetes. For a person weighing 200 hundred pounds this would be a 14 pound weight loss. Each individual is different, but the bottom line is that prevention of Type 2 diabetes is possible. Sometimes all you need to do is make small changes.