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Insulin Resistance and Blood Sugar Levels
12 Surprising Ways to Beat Diabetes
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Take Down Diabetes
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1
Scale Back on Animal Fat
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Switch to Brown Rice
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3
Don’t Miss Out on Magnesium
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4
Slow Down Your Spoon
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5
Mix Cardio and Weights
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6
Steer Clear of Creepy Chemicals
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7
Keep the Coffee Coming
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8
Shoot for 7 Hours of Shut-Eye
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Stay Away from Cigarettes
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10
Find a Roommate
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Maintain a Consistent Work Schedule
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12
Have Your Testosterone Tested
Shoot for 7 Hours of Shut-Eye
Skimping on sleep and staying in bed all day both boost your risk for diabetes, so shoot for six to eight hours. Getting less than six hours of slumber a night doubled diabetes risk for 1,700 men in a Yale University study, while those who regularly slept for more than eight hours a night tripled their chances for developing the disease. Why? Less-than-optimal sleeping habits mess with the hormones that regular blood sugar.























