1 00:00:00,566 --> 00:00:04,586 This brief is brought to you by Pen Bay Medical Center and 2 00:00:04,586 --> 00:00:08,106 Waldo County General Hospital. Hello again, I'm Tyler Curtis 3 00:00:08,106 --> 00:00:10,346 Southern with Village Hoop and today, I'm here with Jessica 4 00:00:10,346 --> 00:00:13,226 Hafford joining us for another Wellness Minute. She's a nurse 5 00:00:13,226 --> 00:00:16,186 practitioner from Waldo County Medical Partners Diabetes 6 00:00:16,186 --> 00:00:18,906 Service who is a board certified in Advanced Diabetes 7 00:00:18,906 --> 00:00:22,666 Management. She's here to talk about Diabetes Pre Diabetes and 8 00:00:22,666 --> 00:00:25,386 Prevention. Jessica, what should people know about 9 00:00:25,386 --> 00:00:30,726 Diabetes and Pre Diabetes? Hi, Tyler. Right now, we're C a 10 00:00:30,726 --> 00:00:34,726 surge in prediabetes diagnosis in our community. Prediabetes 11 00:00:34,726 --> 00:00:38,326 is a condition where the blood sugar levels are higher than 12 00:00:38,326 --> 00:00:41,846 normal but they're not high enough to be diagnosed as type 13 00:00:41,846 --> 00:00:45,446 2 diabetes. Prediabetes does put you at increased risk for 14 00:00:45,446 --> 00:00:48,806 developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke 15 00:00:48,806 --> 00:00:53,766 unfortunately. And if someone is diagnosed with pre diabetes, 16 00:00:53,766 --> 00:00:56,646 there are things that can help them from developing type 2 17 00:00:56,646 --> 00:01:00,806 diabetes. That's the good news. There are simple lifestyle 18 00:01:00,806 --> 00:01:04,566 changes that can be made to prevent or delay type 2 19 00:01:04,566 --> 00:01:09,926 diabetes. Nothing is too small off. And what are these types 20 00:01:09,926 --> 00:01:14,086 of lifestyle changes they can make? Good question. So, the 21 00:01:14,086 --> 00:01:17,046 advice I give all of my patients whether they have 22 00:01:17,046 --> 00:01:21,446 diabetes or pre diabetes is to focus on the my plate method. 23 00:01:21,446 --> 00:01:25,046 You start with the eight-inch plate at every meal. I know 24 00:01:25,046 --> 00:01:27,926 it's a hard sell veggies in the morning. You take that 25 00:01:27,926 --> 00:01:31,286 eight-inch plate, fill half the plate with veggies and split 26 00:01:31,286 --> 00:01:34,486 the other half between your protein and your carbs, limit 27 00:01:34,486 --> 00:01:38,546 those sweets and sometimes foods. That and increasing 28 00:01:38,546 --> 00:01:43,186 activity added into your day even if it's only a five to 29 00:01:43,186 --> 00:01:47,186 10-minute walk, it can have a huge impact. The goal is to 30 00:01:47,186 --> 00:01:50,946 eventually build up to 150 minutes of activity a week but 31 00:01:50,946 --> 00:01:54,226 that can be overwhelming at the start. So, just find something 32 00:01:54,226 --> 00:01:57,746 you love that speaks to your soul and build up gradually 33 00:01:57,746 --> 00:02:01,986 over time. And are there options if viewers have any 34 00:02:01,986 --> 00:02:04,946 questions on this or need any help making these changes? 35 00:02:04,946 --> 00:02:09,726 Absolutely. You can talk to your primary care provider with 36 00:02:09,726 --> 00:02:13,646 any questions or concerns about your risk or your current 37 00:02:13,646 --> 00:02:16,926 medical conditions and if you've already been diagnosed 38 00:02:16,926 --> 00:02:20,846 with prediabetes or risk of developing prediabetes, there's 39 00:02:20,846 --> 00:02:24,286 a national diabetes prevention program. It's a year-long 40 00:02:24,286 --> 00:02:27,326 evidence-based group. It's great. It can really help you 41 00:02:27,326 --> 00:02:30,686 develop those skills to make healthier choices and give you 42 00:02:30,686 --> 00:02:33,486 long-term support that really helps you stick with those 43 00:02:33,486 --> 00:02:37,066 changes. If you're struggling with diabetes, we have a 44 00:02:37,066 --> 00:02:40,746 Wonderful Diabetes Education Program. Um our Diabetes 45 00:02:40,746 --> 00:02:43,626 Educators are wonderful. We have one both here at Waldo 46 00:02:43,626 --> 00:02:47,946 County General Hospital and Pen Bay Medical Center. Fantastic 47 00:02:47,946 --> 00:02:50,986 and how can our viewers learn more about National Diabetes 48 00:02:50,986 --> 00:02:54,026 Prevention Program? Great question. They can learn online 49 00:02:54,026 --> 00:03:01,466 at Maine Health.org backslash Prevent Diabetes. Well, thank 50 00:03:01,466 --> 00:03:04,346 you so much Jessica for joining us and thank you to our viewers 51 00:03:04,346 --> 00:03:06,886 for watching. Make sure to check back next Time for 52 00:03:06,886 --> 00:03:10,086 another Wellness Minute.