Practical Steps to Prevention

Take control of your health by following these simple tips.

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3. Sweet Sleep

3. Sweet Sleep

Snoozing fewer than seven hours raises prediabetic factors 45% by damaging the body’s ability to use up glucose. Too much insulin in the body is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. Sleep deprivation also raises your levels of the hormone ghrelin, which increases your appetite. Furthermore, being tired tempts you to eat sugar and carbs for a temporary energy boost.

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