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Diabetes HealthSense

Resources for living well

Diabetes HealthSense provides easy access to resources to help you live well and meet your goals—whether you have diabetes or are at risk for the disease.

Live well. Eat healthy. Be active.
It’s not easy, but it’s worth it.

Use the options on the left to find resources to help you get started.

Setting Goals to Improve Your Health

Making changes to prevent or manage diabetes is about setting goals that work for you. Breaking a goal down into small steps can make achieving it easier.

Physical Activity: Practical Tips and Action Steps

Being physically active can help you prevent and manage diabetes. Find out how to take small steps to become more active and keep it up over time.

Preventing Type 2 Diabetes: Maintaining a Healthy Weight

Losing weight wasn’t easy for Latecia, but after seeing her mom live with diabetes, she knew she needed to make changes in her life to prevent the disease.

Managing Type 2 Diabetes

Sorcy has changed her family's eating and activity habits to help manage her diabetes—and to prevent the disease in her daughters.

The Lasting Impact of Gestational Diabetes: Making Healthy Choices as a Family

Sandra’s history of gestational diabetes increases her future risk for developing diabetes and her son’s risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes. She and her family take steps to prevent diabetes together. If you have a history of gestational diabetes, find out what you can do to stay healthy and reduce your risk for developing type 2 diabetes.

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Need help getting started, or feeling overwhelmed? Take a look at some of the resources below to help you get on the right track.

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Cope with Stress and Emotions

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Be Active

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Eat Healthy

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Manage Your Weight

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Change begins with just one step. Make a plan to achieve your goals.

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