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Type 2 diabetes prevention

Type 2 diabetes prevention. What is diabetes?. How many types are there?. Is it a big deal?. How can I reduce my risk?. Understanding how our body works. Food breaks down into glucose (sugar) which the body uses as fuel. Glucose. Insulin.

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Type 2 diabetes prevention

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  1. Type 2diabetesprevention What is diabetes? How many types are there? Is it a big deal? How can I reduce my risk?

  2. Understanding how our body works • Food breaks down into glucose (sugar) which the body uses as fuel Glucose Insulin • Helps to get the glucose from our blood into our muscles

  3. Healthy Body – No Diabetes

  4. Q: What could be the cause of high blood sugar? What is diabetes? • Diabetes is a condition where there is too much glucose (sugar) in your blood • A: Insulin not working properly

  5. Types of diabetes • The body (pancreas) does not produce any insulin. Treatment involves daily insulin injections. Type 1 diabetes

  6. Type 1 diabetes

  7. Types of diabetes • The body (pancreas) does not produce any insulin. Treatment involves daily insulin injections. • The body (pancreas) does not produce enough insulin or something stops the body from using it properly ….any suggestions to what stops insulin?? Type 1 diabetes Type 2 diabetes

  8. Type 2 diabetes

  9. How common is diabetes? 2001

  10. How common is diabetes? 2011

  11. How would type 2 diabetes affect me? Diabetes affects every part of your body!

  12. Am I at risk of type 2 diabetes? Do you have any of the following?? Relative with type 2 diabetes High risk background: Indigenous Australian, Asian Overweight Don’t exercise Smoke

  13. How can I lower my risk of type 2 diabetes? Any Suggestions? Stay at a healthy weight Be more active Eat the right foods Don’t smoke Other

  14. Exercise can massively reduce your risk of developing type 2 Diabetes Aim for 60 minutes of Physical activity that makes you huff and puff Case Study group work

  15. Healthy Eating • Enjoy a wide variety of foods • Eat breakfast, lunch, dinner and healthy snacks • • Limit saturated fat and total fat • • Choose foods low in salt • • Consume only moderate amounts of sugars and foods containing added sugars Tips to avoid overeating at meals • Chew your food • Don’t eat in front of TV • Drink water b4 meal • Others?

  16. Portion control Source: Handy Portion Guide, Canadian Diabetes Association Its ok to have a little of what we like sometimes if we portion size it!

  17. WATER FRUIT salad or vegetables(at least 2 kinds) potato, rice, pasta, noodles fish, lean meat, chicken, beans, lentils Section your your dinner plate The Plate Model

  18. How to achieve healthy lifestyle goals Set goals Schedule time Track your movement Limit screen time

  19. This information session was funded by the Jack Brockhoff Foundation and based on the booklet “Type 2 Diabetes”Booklet Authors:Dr. Debbie Rankins Dr. Amy TimoshankoIllustrations: Leonie Richards

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