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Preventing Diabetes without Drugs

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Terry Graedon

February 03, 2017

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Terry Graedon

February 03, 2017

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Paying attention to diet and exercise may help many people stave off type 2 diabetes. A study of more than 3,000 people with elevated blood sugar found that increased exercise and a careful diet could reduce the risk of developing diabetes by more than one-third over 10 years.

[Lancet, online Oct. 29, 2009]

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Terry Graedon

Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies.Read Terry's full bio.

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