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Get more physical activity
Physical activity improves your metabolism and boosts your sensitivity to insulin–which helps keep your blood sugar within a normal range. Not only will exercise help in preventing diabetes, it also reduces stress and burns fat.

Maintain your ideal weight
If you are overweight, diabetes prevention may hinge on weight loss. In one study, overweight adults who lost a modest amount of weight–5 percent to 10 percent of initial body weight–and exercised regularly reduced the risk of developing diabetes by 58 percent. Increasing your physical activity can help you lose weight.

Exercising Tips

• Choose a moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes per day
• Start slowly and increase intensity and/or duration gradually
• Beginners may start with exercise that does not require high level of fitness - brisk walking is ideal
• Take stairs instead of using lifts
• Walk up or down escalators rather than just stand
• Park further away from your office or home and walk the extra distance
• Wear your walking shoes more often to encourage you to walk more
• Use the exercise equipment you bought.. Now!