National health surveys conducted in the past 35 years have demonstrated that diabetes does not affect every community in the same way. It is now clear African Americans are getting diabetes at an increasingly high rate.

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The easiest and cheapest places to walk are city streets and sidewalks. But if this is not an option, try these:

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Everyone knows that cigarette smoking is simply unhealthy. But what might be news to you is that smoking presents even more dangers for people with diabetes—it makes for a deadly duo.


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Dr. Wilfred Fujimoto, professor of endocrinology at the University Of Washington School Of Medicine, was a co-investigator for a recently released nationwide study on the prevention of type 2 diabetes. Article originally appeared in 2002.

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One way to see if you may be at risk for being diagnosed with diabetes may be to use a tape measure. It turns out that a man’s waist size seems to be more directly related to diabetes risk than body-mass index (BMI), which is based on a formula of height and weight.

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Taking more steps every day not only helps keep your weight down, but it also can improve your health in other ways. A pedometer, or step counter, can help make it easier for you to become more active.

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Research shows that the same steps that reduce the risk of heart disease also lower the chance of developing type 2 diabetes. And, for those who already have diabetes, those steps, along with taking any prescribed medication, also can delay or prevent the development of complications of diabetes, such as eye disease and nerve damage.

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Everyone knows smoking is bad for your lungs, heart and blood vessels. But did you know smoking also increases your risk for some of the complications associated with diabetes?


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The evidence is in. Blood pressure control in people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes is just as important as blood glucose control. High blood glucose (diabetes) and high blood pressure often go hand in hand.

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