Being diagnosed with prediabetes or diabetes can come as a shock.
One woman gained control over her health by exercising.
After seeing her doctor, she was shocked to learn that she was prediabetic.
I knew there was something wrong but couldnt quite believe the diagnosis, she says.
Hopkins is among thehundreds of millions of peopleliving with diabetes or prediabetes.
In Hopkins case, her daily routines indeed had an impact on her health.
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So whenever I was tired or stressed, and that was often, I reached for sugar.
Its Amazing How Its All Connected.
I found that my mental health improved enormously as well as my fitness.
As an over-thinker, walking gives me the space to just be me.
She is now an ultra walker, completing 50km events and training for a 100km ultra.
I feel that the prediabetic diagnosis was a gift.
Becoming fitter and healthier gave me clarity, she says.
They might include walking, running, cycling, swimming, dancing or even gardening.
People turn to me as someone who lives with the same condition, she says.
Resistance exercisethink body weight, resistance bands, and light free weightsas well as aerobic exercise is important.
Nobody is thrilled to learn theyre prediabeticbut that diagnosis is no reason to despair.
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