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An Easy Trick to Dodge Diabetes and Live Your Best Life

Michael Hunter, MD
BeingWell
Published in
4 min readApr 13, 2024

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I’ll BEGIN BY TESTING YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DIABETES and lifestyle tactics to reduce risk.

As I age, I am aware that I am at risk of developing pre-diabetes. Fortunately, my current blood glucose (sugar) level is normal at 88.

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The United States numbers are stunning:

Nearly 40 percent of Americans have pre-diabetes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Yes, you read that correctly: Four out of 10 of us will become pre-diabetics. That translates to nearly 98 million individuals.

Walking and Diabetes Risk

Which of these walking factors reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes among adults the most?

  1. Speed
  2. Volume
  3. Time
  4. Any of these.

Let’s look at the results of a meta-analysis to get the answer.

Analysis of Walking and Diabetes Risk

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Michael Hunter, MD
BeingWell

I have degrees from Harvard, Yale, and Penn. I am a radiation oncologist in the Seattle area. You may find me regularly posting at www.newcancerinfo.com