Diabetes Prevention for You and Your Family

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Diabetes Prevention for You and Your Family

• Wellness for Women and Their Families

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Stay Healthy

• These are things all people have to do to stay
  healthy
• Avoid smoking
• Get regular exercise
• Eat a balanced diet
• Weight management

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Measurement of Good Health

• Blood pressure of 130/80 or lower
• Total cholesterol below 200
• Hemoglobin A1c below 6.5
• Feeling well and being active
• A waistline below 35 inches

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Questions to Ponder

• To reach these measures of good health,
• people usually have to make changes in their
• daily lives. They often ponder the following
• questions
• What are the risks if I dont change?
• Do I really have to change?
• What are the costs and what are the benefits?
• What will my friends and family say?

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Previous Risk May add to Future Risk
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Future Risk

• If you had gestational diabetes or a family
  member has diabetes, you are at risk of
  developing diabetes unless you make changes in
  eating and exercise

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Future Risk

• Most American do not eat well
• Do not exercise enough
• Weigh too much
• And therefore are at increased risk of diabetes!

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Cost versus Benefit

• There may be costs involved as you buy wholesome
  foods or walking shoes.
• Costs tend to be out-weighed by the benefits of
  saving healthcare costs later for diabetes care.

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How Family and Friends Are Affected

• Sometimes they may be upset when your changes
  affect them in ways such as not buying sweets or
  going for a walk instead of watching TV
• Eventually they come to accept the needed changes
  and feel better too.

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Basic Skills to Support Your Ways To Improve Your
Health

• Communication
• Assertiveness
• Problem solving
• Time Management

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Communication

• Listen to family and friends
• Talk things out

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Assertiveness

• Speak up for your goals
• Be understanding of the other persons frustration

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Problem Solving

• If you dont feel safe walking alone, find a
  friend to walk with you

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Time Management

• First things first!
• Your health and your familys health are top
  priorities!

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Exercise

• Good things come from exercise
• Exercise for stress control
• Exercise for your soul
• Exercise for your self-image

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Exercise Choices

• Choose an exercise that you enjoy and that fits
  your personality

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Getting Started with Exercise

• Make it as enjoyable as you can
• Doing a little is better than doing nothing
• Consider lessons or joining a group
• Exercise daily to get used to it
• Start slowly

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Skills from A to Z to help you persevere!

• A
• Allow time for your health needs
• B
• Begin now

• C
• Choose wisely
• D
• Draw a deep breath and let go

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Skills from A to Z to help you persevere!

• E
• Eat in healthy ways
• F
• Focus on your new health plan

• G
• Give and receive
• H
• Humor, use it

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Skills from A to Z to help you persevere!

• I
• Imagine a happy future
• J
• Join good people

• K
• Know your strengths
• L
• Look for alternatives

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Skills from A to Z to help you persevere!

• M
• Motive
• N
• Nurture yourself

• O
• One step at a time
• P
• Practice patience

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Skills from A to Z to help you persevere!

• Q
• Quality time
• R
• Relax

• S
• Smile
• T
• Time management

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Skills from A to Z to help you persevere!

• U
• Use your talents
• V
• Volunteer

• W
• Walk
• X
• Exercise

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Skills from A to Z to help you persevere!

• Y
• Yearly check up for diabetes and health

• Z
• Zest for life