20260716 1530 The Power of Small Behavior Changes to Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes

20260716 1530 The Power of Small Behavior Changes to Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes

Originally Aired on ACB Media

Brenda Jagatic, a certified diabetes care and education specialist, discussed small behavior changes that could slow or prevent progression from prediabetes to Type 2 diabetes. The presentation cited estimates that one in three U.S. adults and half of adults over 65 had prediabetes, and that 90 percent of affected people did not know it. It addressed the misconception that little could be done to avoid or delay diabetes at that stage. Healthy-lifestyle suggestions also applied to people already diagnosed with diabetes and those seeking healthier lives. Two group members shared their experiences of changing the course of their diabetes.

Facilitator: Patricia Maddix, ACBDA Board member, Vancouver, WA

Presenters: Brenda Jagatic, BScN, RN, Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist President, HSH Lifestyles Healthier-Stronger-Happier, Marquette, MI; Jeff Bishop, ACBDA First Vice President, Tucson, AZ; Bonnie Robertson, ACBDA member, Minneapolis, MN