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WHAT CAN YOU DO TO LOWER YOUR RISK OF DEVELOPING TYPE 2 DIABETES?

You can't do anything about your age or your genetic predisposition. On the other hand, the rest of the factors predisposing to diabetes, such as overweightness, abdominal obesity, sedentary lifestyle, eating habits and smoking, are up to you. Your lifestyle choices can completely prevent type 2 diabetes or at least delay its onset until a much greater age.

The test will only take 3 minutes.

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What is your Age?
What is your gender?
What is your waist measurement?
Calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI)

Many of us are not the height or weight we think we are. Please make sure to measure your height with a tape measure and your weight with scales.

Do you usually have daily at least 30 minutes of physical activity at work and/or during leisure time (including normal daily activity)? *
How often do you eat vegetables, fruit or berries?
Have you ever taken medication for high blood pressure on regular basis?
Have you ever been found to have high blood glucose (eg in a health examination, during an illness, during pregnancy)?
Have any of the members of your immediate family or other relatives been diagnosed with diabetes (type 1 or type 2)?
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