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Facts About Diabetes for Your Family
• Focus your discussion on Type 2 diabetes, since it's the most common form and is preventable.
• People who gain weight are at greater risk for diabetes.
• Losing weight can decrease risk for diabetes.
• Ask others to share their personal diet/weight management success stories or tips.
• Tell participants that there is a “Diabetes Risk Test” they can take at:
www.diabetes.org/risk-test.jsp.

Healthy Behaviors to Help Prevent Diabetes
• Exercise is a very important “healthy behavior” to prevent diabetes.
• Suggest that there's no need to run a marathon, walking counts!
• Share ideas on getting 30 minutes of walking or other activity 5 days a week. You might ask, “What do you do to stay active?” Write ideas on a flip chart or chalkboard.

Parents Team Up with Kids to Prevent Diabetes

• Focus discussion on the “right sized” portions. Bring in a deck of cards, audiocassette tape, tennis ball, or any other objects to use as visuals for portion sizes.
• Share some or all of these ideas:

ONE SERVING                      SIZE EQUIVALENT
1 bread slice                           Audiocassette tape
1 medium size fruit                 Tennis ball or your fist
1 1/2 ounces cheese               9-volt battery or 3 dominoes
1 ounce nuts                           One handful
1 ounce chips or pretzels        Two handfuls

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Facts About Diabetes for Your Family • Focus your discussion on Type 2 diabetes, since it's the most common form and is preventable. • People who gain weight are at greater risk for diabetes. • Losing weight can decrease risk for diabetes. • Ask others to share their personal diet/weight management success stories or tips. • Tell participants that there is a “Diabetes Risk Test” they can take at: www.diabetes.org/risk-test.jsp. Healthy Behaviors to Help Prevent Diabetes • Exercise is a very important “healthy behavior” to prevent diabetes. • Suggest that there's no need to run a marathon, walking counts! • Share ideas on getting 30 minutes of walking or other activity 5 days a week. You might ask, “What do you do to stay active?” Write ideas on a flip chart or chalkboard. Parents Team Up with Kids to Prevent Diabetes • Focus discussion on the “right sized” portions. Bring in a deck of cards, audiocassette tape, tennis ball, or any other objects to use as visuals for portion sizes. • Share some or all of these ideas: ONE SERVING SIZE EQUIVALENT 1 bread slice Audiocassette tape 1 medium size fruit Tennis ball or your fist 1 1/2 ounces cheese 9-volt battery or 3 dominoes 1 ounce nuts One handful 1 ounce chips or pretzels Two handfuls
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