Preventing Diabetes
There are certain diabetes risk factors you can't control. But there's much you can do to fend of diabetes and keep your chances of developing the disease low.
Top Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes
Family history and genetics are things you can't change -- good thing you can take charge of other influences on your diabetes risk.
Family history and genetics are things you can't change -- good thing you can take charge of other influences on your diabetes risk.
Metabolic Syndrome: Preventing The Perfect Storm
Metabolic syndrome is a group of symptoms that, when clustered together, can increase your risk of diabetes, heart disease or stroke.
Metabolic syndrome is a group of symptoms that, when clustered together, can increase your risk of diabetes, heart disease or stroke.
Stop Type 2 Diabetes in its Tracks
If you've been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, you can reduce your risk of developing full-blown type 2 by losing just 5 to 7% of your body weight and exercising regularly.
If you've been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, you can reduce your risk of developing full-blown type 2 by losing just 5 to 7% of your body weight and exercising regularly.
Roadblocks to Reversing Pre-diabetes
A pre-diabetes diagnosis means that your body has already started showing signs that type 2 is on the way. Tune into -- and overcome -- common pitfalls to getting back to good health.
A pre-diabetes diagnosis means that your body has already started showing signs that type 2 is on the way. Tune into -- and overcome -- common pitfalls to getting back to good health.
Why Your Couch Is Your Worst Enemy
A lack of daily physical activity can lead to obesity, a major factor in developing type 2 diabetes.
A lack of daily physical activity can lead to obesity, a major factor in developing type 2 diabetes.
10 Steps to a Healthy New You
Use this step-by-step article to help you start a healthy new lifestyle that includes the right foods and ample amounts of exercise.
Use this step-by-step article to help you start a healthy new lifestyle that includes the right foods and ample amounts of exercise.
Losing Weight: Your First Steps
Trimming down may seem like climbing a mountain -- you wonder if you'll ever make it to the other side. You will, and here are the first steps to take as you set out to meet your goal.
Trimming down may seem like climbing a mountain -- you wonder if you'll ever make it to the other side. You will, and here are the first steps to take as you set out to meet your goal.
Enjoying Exercise & Healthy Eating (For Real)
Love the treadmill and a big, leafy salad? Yes, you can! Learn the secret to changing your perspective on healthy eating and exercise.
Love the treadmill and a big, leafy salad? Yes, you can! Learn the secret to changing your perspective on healthy eating and exercise.
5 Diet Turn-Around Tips
Poor, long-standing eating habits can be hard to break. These tips will help you turn the corner toward a healthier diet in a hurry.
Poor, long-standing eating habits can be hard to break. These tips will help you turn the corner toward a healthier diet in a hurry.
Free Online Calorie Counting Tools
Get calorie counts on your favorite foods, track what you eat and log how active you are online with Calorie Count Plus, a free dieting resource from About.com.
Get calorie counts on your favorite foods, track what you eat and log how active you are online with Calorie Count Plus, a free dieting resource from About.com.
Win the Cravings Wars
That little "eat me now" voice can be squashed for good. Become a master at taming your out-of-control appetite.
That little "eat me now" voice can be squashed for good. Become a master at taming your out-of-control appetite.
How Can I Tell if a Recipe Is Healthy?
That family casserole dish may need a bit of tweaking to make it a healthy choice. Learn how to eyeball a recipe to find out (just don't tell Grandma).
That family casserole dish may need a bit of tweaking to make it a healthy choice. Learn how to eyeball a recipe to find out (just don't tell Grandma).
How to Read Food Labels
Taking a few seconds to scan a can -- or any other food product you buy -- may make you think twice about buying it.
Taking a few seconds to scan a can -- or any other food product you buy -- may make you think twice about buying it.
Healthy Foods Grocery List
If you wonder around the grocery aisles, this printable list of best bets may be useful to you.
If you wonder around the grocery aisles, this printable list of best bets may be useful to you.
Eat Your Fiber!
Fiber helps reduce your risk of diabetes. Get hip to how much you need, and where you can get it.
Fiber helps reduce your risk of diabetes. Get hip to how much you need, and where you can get it.
Finding Your Way Around a Gym
Now that you know how important staying active is to lowering your risk, you may be thinking about joining a gym. Here's your guide to navigating this new frontier.
Now that you know how important staying active is to lowering your risk, you may be thinking about joining a gym. Here's your guide to navigating this new frontier.
Exercise on a Budget
You don't have to spend a lot of money on fancy fitness equipment to lose weight and get in shape.
You don't have to spend a lot of money on fancy fitness equipment to lose weight and get in shape.