Drinks that may lower your diabetes risk

Drinks that may lower your diabetes risk

Previously Published on Ksat.comย –ย Research shows that if you have more than three sugar-sweetened beverages per week, your chance for developing prediabetes, the condition that leads to diabetes, increases by 46%.

More than one in three people in the US have prediabetes. โ€œOften, if the blood sugars are borderline, people donโ€™t know,โ€ said Dr. Amber Champion, an endocrinologist at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Risk of getting diabetes

What you eat and drink plays a big role in your risk of getting diabetes. Research shows just having two cans of sugary drinks a day can increase your risk for Type 2 diabetes by 26%.

โ€œEven with Type 2 diabetes, sometimes people are not symptomatic until blood sugar levels are very high,โ€ said Alison Massey, a registered dietitian with Flourish Nutrition Therapy & Wellness. โ€œWe have research that supports that lifestyle change is so powerful at reducing your risk for developing Type 2 diabetes by about 50%.โ€ย In fact, there are drinks that may lower your risk.

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