Trailer: Welcome to the Preventing Type 2 Diabetes Podcast

[00:00:00] Grace Silverio: I knew that being a Hispanic woman in my 40s with a family history of type 2 diabetes was going to put me at increased risk.

[00:00:08] Dr. BCW: The National Institutes of Health estimates that over 28 million people have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and an additional 8 million people have type 2 diabetes, but don't even know it.

While those numbers are huge, there's another related condition that is affecting even more Americans, and that's the number of people who are living with a condition called prediabetes. It's a condition that often goes under the radar, but it can also be an opportunity for people to make lifestyle changes that can delay or even prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes.

I'm Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell, and I'm your host for this podcast about preventing type 2 diabetes. In this series, we'll hear from physicians, pharmacists, lifestyle experts, and people with firsthand experience living with prediabetes.

We'll explain what it means to have a diagnosis of prediabetes.

[00:01:04] Adrienne Maye: Your blood sugars are elevated, but not high enough for you to have the diagnosis of type two diabetes.

[00:01:11] Dr. BCW: And we'll discuss how good nutrition, exercise and sleep can improve your health and can actually help stop the development of type two diabetes.

We'll explore what causes type 2 diabetes, why some people may be more at risk, and most importantly, we'll share resources and tools that can help you take control and improve your health.

This show is part of the Health UNMUTED audio library by Mission Based Media, and it was created with support from the American Pharmacists Association Foundation.

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