Lower your risk of diabetes!

Great news: You can minimize your chances of ever developing Type 2 diabetes—even if you have several risk factors, such as a family history or a sedentary lifestyle—by making some simple tweaks each day! The keys:

—Brenda Kearns

Cutting your risk 33% with a sleep mask! Wearing a sleep mask so that street lights and sunrises don’t disrupt your slumber (without your even knowing it) could cut your risk of Type 2 diabetes 33%, report researchers in the journal Diabetes Care. When you’re well-rested, you produce far less cortisol, a stress hormone that hinders your body’s ability to use the blood-sugar-regulating hormone insulin properly, explains study author Norito Kawakami, M.D. • Already have diabetes? Those extra Zzzs could improve your blood-sugar control as much as 45%, Cornell University research shows. Boosting insulin sensitivity with bitter melon caplets! Bitter melon has long been a popular Ayurvedic remedy for high blood sugar—and now Western medical research suggests that it really works! How? The same way exercise does, by helping your muscles burn blood sugar…

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Woman's World (Digital) - 1 Issue, 3/13/2017

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