Written by REBECCA MADDEN , TIMES STAFF WRITER
Partial Reprint From WATERTOWN YMCA: Participants referred by doctors have need to alter their lifestyles. Participants of the local New York State YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program have learned healthier lifestyles and have lowered their chances of becoming diabetic.
The physician-referral-based program reviewed 16 weekly tips — among them healthy eating, being physically active, managing stress and staying motivated — that participants can use to prevent hearing bad news from their doctor. All participants are considered prediabetic, when blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes.