Type 2 Diabetes: Prevention
Because you have type 2 diabetes, you need to take precautions to protect yourself from life-threatening situations and prevent or delay the progression of long-term complications.
Prevent complications:
People with diabetes are 2 to 4 times more likely than people who don't have diabetes to die from heart and blood vessel diseases.5 If you are age 40 or older, talk to your doctor about taking a low-dose aspirin daily to help prevent heart attack, stroke, or other large blood vessel disease (macrovascular disease). You can reduce your risk further by lowering high blood pressure and high cholesterol. If you smoke, quitting may also lower your risk of diabetes complications.
Exercise helps prevent heart disease. Exercise helps control your blood sugar by using glucose for energy during and after activity. It also helps you maintain a healthy weight; lower high cholesterol; raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or "good," cholesterol; and lower high blood pressure. Do activities that raise your heart rate. Try to do moderate activity at least 2� hours a week. 7 One way to do this is to be active 30 minutes a day, at least 5 days a week. Also include resistance exercises in your program.6 Resistance exercises can include activities like weight lifting or yard work. See the topic Fitness for ideas on to how add daily activity to your life. Work with your doctor to plan a safe exercise program.
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