Are you at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes?
At least 2 million Australians are at risk of type 2 diabetes. How can you prevent it? Or delay it?
Up to 58% of type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed through healthy lifestyle changes.
Prevention is about knowing your risk and making the lifestyle changes that can delay or prevent type 2 diabetes.
For every 4 adults with diagnosed diabetes, there is 1 person undiagnosed according to an AIHW report (July 2018).
People at risk of type 2 diabetes can delay and even prevent the condition by:
- Making healthy food choices
- Regular physical activity
- Maintaining a healthy weight
- Managing blood pressure
- Cholesterol
- Not smoking
Assess your risk online or download the PDF.
Reference:
Tuomilehto J, Lindström J, Eriksson et al. Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Changes in Lifestyle among Subjects with Impaired Glucose Tolerance. N Engl J Med. 2001;344(18):1343-50.
Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. Reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes with lifestyle intervention or metformin. N Engl J Med. 2002;2002(346):393-403.
