Nine Surprising Diabetes Risks For Texans
Posted on January 10, 2008 - Filed Under Health and Fitness | Leave a Comment
Many individuals in Dallas, Houston and other places around Texas don’t know that they may be slowly working toward a permanent, chronic disease — diabetes. Untreated, diabetes can lead to heart and blood pressure problems, dependence on insulin shots, blindness, neuropathy and an early death. Here are nine risks for you to evaluate:
1. Watching two plus hours of TV daily.
Increases your risk: 14%
How: More hours in front of the tube equals less activity.
The fix: Limit TV time to 10 hours a week and get off the couch and move around. Take a walk. Go for a swim. Enjoy life outdoors.
