– When your body cannot make a hormone called insulin
– Immune system
– Take a diabetes course
– Taking insulin
– Keep your blood glucose levels within a target range
– Being overweight
– Not very physically active
– Ethnicity and age
– If a parent, brother or sister have it
– Other health conditions
– Eating a healthy diet
– Talk to a GP or diabetes nurse
– Being more active
– Trying to lose weight (if overweight)
– Stop smoking
– Lower alcohol intake
– Regular dental check-ups
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