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Losing weight reduces your risk
Losing weight reduces your risk
If you are overweight and have prediabetes, a moderate decrease in weight of only 5% can help to reverse prediabetes.
Losing weight, eating well, and being active can lower your HbA1c. In this section, we will focus on weight loss. Studies have shown that only a moderate decrease in weight of 5%-10% can have major health benefits for blood pressure, blood sugar and blood cholesterol.
📖 HbA1c: This is a lab test used to diagnose prediabetes and diabetes. It is an average of your blood sugar levels over the past 3 months. The higher your HbA1c, the greater your risk for diabetes and its complications. Your doctor can provide more information about your HbA1c.
🎯1. Let's set a weight loss target to reverse prediabetes.
🎯1. Let's set a weight loss target to reverse prediabetes.
Take your weight first thing in the morning for accurate results
Find 5% of your weight
Subtract that number from your current weight to find your target weight
Or you can use our target weight calculator below.
Why 5%
Why 5%
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