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GLUCOSE REGULATION AND UTILIZATION IN THE BODY 211
Diabetes management, as well as prevention (particularly if you’ve been diagnosed with
prediabetes), starts with lifestyle choices.
• Exercise helps to improve your body’s insulin response and can also help maintain
a healthy weight.
• Eating well with diabetes doesn’t require a special diet but instead regular,
balanced meals following the Dietary Guidelines. It isn’t necessary to eliminate
carbohydrates or eat a low-carbohydrate diet, but emphasizing whole food sources
of carbohydrate helps with blood glucose regulation.
• Managing stress levels and getting enough sleep can also help with blood
glucose regulation.
• Medications may be needed. Insulin is needed for type 1 diabetes and may be
needed for more advanced or severe cases of type 2 or gestational diabetes. Other
medications can also help. If lifestyle choices aren’t enough to manage diabetes, it
is important to use medications appropriately to help reduce the complications of
chronic high blood glucose.
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