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Healthy lifestyles, exercise could reduce diabetes risk, says expert


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A senior nursing officer at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Nneka Nnakwe, has advised Nigerians on the need to live healthy lifestyles to avoid contracting diabetes mellitus.
Nnakwe said this at an event organised by Lions club district 404B-2 to commemorate 2020 World Diabetes Day recently. The event was tagged, ‘Let’s walk to stop diabetes.’
She said, “Some risk factors for diabetes include obesity, hypertension and high blood pressure; age is another risk factor too as the disease is common among people from 40 years and above.
“Physical and mental stress can also predispose one to have diabetes. People should reduce their consumption of sugar and carbohydrate foods and drinks. We should take more vegetables, water. There is also the need to stress the importance of living an active lifestyle, regular check-ups, visiting the clinic at least once a month to know our sugar level.” ....

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