Protect Your Heart Against Diabetes

Contents

From Head to Toe, Keep Your Diabetes Under Control
Are You at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes?
Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes
Do You Have Diabetes?
Juan's Family Plan To Prevent Diabetes
Take Action!
My Heart Health Card
Play It Smart, Take Care of Your Heart
Resources

Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes

The symptoms of type 2 diabetes develop slowly. Some people may not have symptoms.

What is prediabetes?

Juan says: "The doctor told me that I have prediabetes. My fasting blood sugar was 120 mg/dL, and I am also overweight. The news made me change my habits. I do not want to develop diabetes."

Prediabetes is a condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to have diabetes. People with prediabetes are likely to develop diabetes. If you have prediabetes, you can take these steps to prevent diabetes:

• Eat foods lower in fat and calories.
• Aim for a healthy weight, and lose weight if you are overweight.
• Be physically active on most days.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
National Institutes of Health
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NIH Publication No. 08-6355
June 2008