Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
The average American spends 47 hours a week at work. The number of sedentary style jobs have risen over
80% since 1950.4 The current working conditions in the United States have a negative impact on individual’s
weight and inactivity levels. These conditions make employees more susceptible to becoming prediabetic
and possibly getting diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the future.
College of Public Health and Human Sciences, H320 Spring 2017, Tyler Chase
Primary Prevention
Lifestyle changes and screening can help avoid type 2 diabetes.
Regular screening to identify prediabetic symptoms:
o Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) between 100-125 mg/dl5
o Hemoglobin A1C levels between 5.7-6.4%5
o Overweight/obese5
Those at risk of becoming prediabetic or those already meeting the
criteria can reduce and even eliminate their risk of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes by
eating a healthy diet1 and reducing fat and overall calorie intake, increasing physical activity to
150 minutes/week, and losing 5-7% body weight.5
Secondary Prevention
Regular screening to monitor status of diabetes and blood content can help
minimize the progression and complications of type 2 diabetes6
Controlling and monitoring blood sugar6
Reducing high blood pressure6
Working to correct irregular cholesterol and triglyceride levels6
Weight loss, physical activity, and improved diet can also help improve
conditions and reduce complications of type 2 diabetes evens after diagnosis.5
Tertiary Prevention
Regular screening and doctor visits help continue to monitor type 2 diabetes. These can help identify if
the disease is progressing or if complications are arising.7
Oral medications7
Gastric bypass surgery7
Alternative treatments and supplements may be prescribed7
Kidney transplants7
References:
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (15 May 2015). 2014 National Diabetes Statistics Report. Retrieved from
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/data/statistics/2014statisticsreport.html.
2. American Diabetes Association. Type 2. Retrieved from http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/type-2/.
3. Mayo Clinic. (31 July 2014). Disease and Conditions Diabetes. Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/basics/risk-factors/CON-20033091.
4. American Heart Association. (January 2015). The Price of Inactivity. Retrieved from http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/HealthyLiving/PhysicalActivity/FitnessBasics/The-
Price-of-Inactivity_UCM_307974_Article.jsp#.WSOVvIWcHD4.
5. Centers for disease Control and Prevention. Prediabetes and Primary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ndep/pdfs/ppod-guide-
prediabetes.pdf.
6. NationalThe
Center for Biotechnology
average Information.
American spends (August
47 hours 1994).
a week atPrimary
work. Thesecondary
numberandoftertiary prevention
sedentary for non-insulin-dependent
style jobs have risen over diabetes. Retrieved from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2397691/?page=5.
4
80% since 1950. The current working conditions in the United States have a negative impact on individual’s
7. American Diabetes Association. Living With Diabetes. Retrieved from http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/treatment-and-care/.
8. Centersweight andControl
for Disease inactivity
andlevels. These
Prevention. (14conditions make
January 2016). employees
Lifestyle Changemore susceptible
Program to becoming
Details. Retrieved prediabetic
from https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention/lifestyle-
and possibly getting diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the future.
program/experience/index.html.