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Healthy Travel Abroad

The best way to stay healthy on your trip is to plan ahead. Talk with your doctor several months before you travel to another country.
Get needed vaccines
• Make sure you are up to date with your routine shots. They can protect you from diseases such as polio, diphtheria, and measles.
• Get other vaccines you need, here are some examples:
– Hepatitis A vaccine, traveling to developing countries.
– Yellow fever vaccine, traveling to South America and Africa.
– Typhoid fever vaccine, traveling to Central and South America, Africa and some areas of Asia.
Bring medicines with you
• If you take medicines, bring a supply that will last the length of your trip. Get a letter from your doctor that lists your medical conditions and the medicines you take. Also bring any medical supplies you may need such as blood sugar testing supplies or insulin needles.
• If you are going to an area where malaria is a risk, ask your doctor or health clinic for a prescription to help prevent infection.
• You may want to bring medicine for travelers diarrhea. Over-the-counter medicines include Pepto-Bismol & Imodium.
Make safer choices as you travel
• Purchase travel insurance before you travel.
• Practice safe sex. Using condoms can prevent sexually transmitted infections.
• In areas where mosquito-borne illnesses are found, use DEET insect repellent. Use mosquito netting to protect yourself while sleeping.
• Have drinks made with boiled water, such as tea and coffee. Canned or bottled carbonated drinks, such as soda, beer, wine, or water, are usually safe. Don’t use ice if you don’t know what kind of water was used to make it. Don’t use tap water to brush your teeth.
• Air pollution in some large cities can be a problem if you have asthma or other breathing problems.
• Be careful around dogs and other animals. Dogs in developing countries are often not tame and may bite.
• If you’re going to a place that’s much higher above sea level than you’re used to, ask your doctor how to avoid altitude sickness.
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Prediabetes

Prediabetes is a condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal but are not yet high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. Although not everyone with prediabetes will develop type 2 diabetes, many people will.
Understanding prediabetes
Symptoms, treatment, and complications from prediabetes may vary from person to person. Managing your blood sugar can prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. The key is a healthy lifestyle.
The most common signs and symptoms of diabetes are:
• unusual thirst
• frequent urination
• weight change (gain or loss)
• extreme fatigue or lack of energy
• blurred vision
• frequent or recurring infections
• cuts and bruises that are slow to heal
• tingling or numbness in the hands or feet
• trouble getting or maintaining an erection
Prediabetes is a precursor for type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a disease in which your body can’t make enough insulin, or your body is unable to properly use the insulin it makes. Insulin is a hormone that helps your body to control the level of sugar in your blood.
If your body can’t use its insulin properly, glucose (sugar) builds up in your blood instead of being used for energy. This excess sugar in your blood causes problems and can lead to serious health complications.
It’s important to take a prediabetes diagnosis seriously because some long-term complications associated with diabetes—such as heart disease—may begin during prediabetes.
Preventing type 2 diabetes
The good news is that more than half of people with prediabetes can delay or prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes. Taking steps now to improve your lifestyle can make a huge difference and lead to a healthier future.
If you’ve been diagnosed with prediabetes, reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by:
– Follow a health-promoting diet such as Canada’s Food Guide
– Exercise regularly, start with a 10-minute walk three times a week and start slowly increase to 150 minutes per week
– Discuss weight management with your healthcare provider
– Add more vegetables to your plate
– Cook meals at home more often
– Choose whole-grain foods
– Drink water instead of soda or juice
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Preventing Type 2 Diabetes

1) Reduce your risk
Decreasing your risk of developing type 2 diabetes involves making lifestyles changes. Eating healthy, moving more, and losing weight if you live with overweight or obesity are the most effective things you can do to reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Even if you’ve already been told that you have prediabetes or that you have a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes, you can still make changes that can delay or prevent type 2 diabetes.
2) A healthy eating plan
Diet is the most important part of lifestyle change. Small changes can make a big difference and help you take those first few steps to reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes
A good first step is to include more vegetables, more plant-based protein such as beans and lentils, whole grains, dairy, lean meat, oily fish, nuts and healthy oils such as olive oil. You can also reduce consumption of highly processed foods, refined grains such as white bread, sugary food and sugary drinks.
3) Movement and exercise
Movement and exercise can also help you prevent diabetes. Just a little extra activity each day can go a long way.
Start with limiting the amount of time spent sitting. Interrupt your sitting time by standing up and moving around briefly every 20 to 30 minutes.
Another goal could be to get at least 150 minutes of aerobic exercise per week (like walking, bicycling or jogging). Smaller amounts of activity can still have healthy benefits.
4) Weight management
If you have pre-diabetes, an eating and exercise plan that helps with weight management can help to delay or prevent type 2 diabetes. Research shows that if you live with obesity, losing just 5% of your initial body weight can prevent type 2 diabetes from developing. Speak to your healthcare provider about a plan that can work for you.
Start by changing one thing at a time and try to set realistic goals. Too many changes can be overwhelming, small changes can build lasting habits over time.
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