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Brochure Rocky Boy Health Board. D i a betes P re v en t i on P r ogram. W al k ing W o r k s!. M i - y o - m ah-ch i - o - w i -n.
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Brochure Rocky Boy Health Board DiabetesPreventionProgram WalkingWorks! Mi-yo-mah-chi-o-wi-n. The Creetranslationis“ToBe Well”. Ourprimarygoalisto decrease diabetesin theRocky BoyCommunitythrough preven- tion effortstargeted at diet &ex- ercise. Many people like towalkfor exercise.Thinkaboutwhetheryou’dlike totry walking. Ifyou haven’t exercisedbefore, talkwithyourhealthcare provider about whattodoandforhowlong.It mightbe best tostart offwith5or 10minutes a dayandworkyour wayuptomore. Jackie Houle: Coordinator Barb Friede: Life Style Coach Terrie Stump: Life Style Coach Althea Johnson:ActivitySpec. Mi-yo-mah-chi-o-wi-n “ToBe Well” CarlyParker: Recruictment/Sec. Diabetes Prevention Program Rocky Boy Health Board RR1 Box 664 Box Elder, Montana 59521 Phone: 406.395.4486 Fax:406.395.4418 Pre-diabetes WhatIs ItandWhatCan I Do? You CanDelayor Prevent Type2 Diabetes Pi-mo-te “Walk”
If I havepre-diabetes, whatdoes itmean for me? RegularPhysicalActivity CanDelayorPrevent What is pre-diabetes? Pre-diabetesisa conditionthat comesbefore diabetes.It meansthatbloodsugar levels are highenoughto becalled diabetes.Youcanhavepre- diabetesandnot know it. Diabetes Beingactive almost every day is one ofthe bestways todelay orpreventtype2diabetes.You canloweryourchances ofget- tingtype 2diabetes by adding physical activity toyourrou- tine.Even if youhave heart disease orother problems,you canstill bemoreactive.Work withyour healthcare teamtofindout whichphysical activity choices aresafefor you. Itmeans • You mightget type2 di- abetes soonorsometime down theroad • You are also morelikely togetheart diseaseor have astroke. Thegood newsis thatyou can takestepsto delayor prevent type 2diabetes. Ni-mi-to “Dance”