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Being told you have prediabetes or diabetes can leave you wondering what you should be doing to improve your blood sugar. You may have been told to eat better, exercise more, or lose weight. You may even know what to do but making those changes may not be easy. Blood glucose is influenced by much more than sugar alone—it is connected to nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress, weight, and other aspects of your lifestyle. Our personalized lifestyle medicine program helps you understand these connections and turn medical recommendations into practical, sustainable habits that decrease blood sugar and reduce long-term health risks. Together, we’ll create a plan that fits your life and helps you feel more confident managing your health.
Prediabetes — In the Diabetes Prevention Program, intensive lifestyle intervention (healthy diet, activity, ~7% weight loss) reduced incident type 2 diabetes by 58% over 2.8 years and was effective across all subgroups, outperforming metformin.
Type 2 Diabetes – Combined lifestyle interventions have been shown to cut diabetes incidence ~40% during active intervention and produced a nearly six-fold increase in diabetes remission versus usual care.