Michelle Sheldon-Rubio, a certified diabetes educator at the University of Maryland Joslin Diabetes Center, talks about risk factors for developing diabetes as well as the alarming increase in the incidence of pre-diabetes, a condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal. Obesity is a key factor in developing type 2 diabetes, which may explain why doctors are seeing more children and young adults with this disease.
In an interview with Karen Warmkessel, Ms. Sheldon-Rubio discusses ways that people can help to prevent diabetes, which include maintaining a healthy weight, eating a balanced diet and staying active.
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