Diabetes is a disease that attacks silently, but the result can be a disaster. It is therefore important for us to test their blood sugar increase distrust.

Although so far no drug that can cure diabetes, but in fact the disease can be prevented. Health experts have found several risk factors that could cause a person suffering from a disease affecting 8.6 million people in Indonesia.

In the latest study and more, experts have managed to formulate the five stages of diabetes prevention. Make one of the following healthy habits known to reduce the risk of developing diabetes. If you are motivated to do three or four steps your lifestyle, even the risk is reduced by 80 percent.

1. Maintain an ideal body weight 
Overweight is a major risk factor for adult diabetes. It is important for anyone, but to be great for you who have a history of diabetes in the family.

“Having a normal weight by itself reduce the risk of developing diabetes by 60 to 70 percent,” Jarad said Reis, a researcher from the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences at the US National heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

2. No smoking in a study of 200 000 people aged 50-71 years who are healthy, nothing is ever known to be smoking or at least not to smoke in the last 10 years.

3. Physically active 
The regular aerobic exercise not only helps you control your weight, but also make body cells more willing to accept insulin. Advised to exercise at least 5 times a week.

4. Eat properly 
This means that you must eat foods that are low in saturated fat and high in fiber. Similarly, foods containing sugar and salt. If you already have diabetes, sugar in a small amount can explode blood glucose levels.

5. Avoid alcohol 
Diabetes mellitus not only the risk of other chronic diseases will also be reduced if you avoid drinking alcohol.