Diabetes Prevention: Start Small, Experts Say

Here are some simple ways to keep type 2 diabetes at bay

November 15, 2012 RSS Feed Print

Use modern conveniences to your advantage. "Never eat in front of a screen (TV, computer, iPad, phone)," Tamler said. But if you have a smart phone, he advises downloading free software to help with weight loss.

"Get a pedometer and use it every day," he added. "Try to walk 10,000 steps every day. When I cross Central Park from east to west, that's about 2,000 steps."

More information

To learn more about diabetes prevention, visit the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

To learn about the scope of the problem, read this HealthDay story on a report released Thursday from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention that details just how prevalent a disease diabetes has become.