Here are 13 ways to avoid getting diabetes.

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1. Cut Sugar and Refined Carbs From Your Diet.
2. Work Out Regularly.
3. Drink Water as Your Primary Beverage.
4. Lose Weight If You’re Overweight or Obese.
5. Quit Smoking.
6. Follow a Very-Low-Carb Diet.
7. Watch Portion Sizes.
8. Avoid Sedentary Behaviors.

Very Lean Meat Choices (0-1g fat/ounce and 35 calories)

• Poultry: Chicken or turkey (white meat, no skin), Cornish hen (no skin).
• Fish: Fresh or frozen cod, flounder, haddock, halibut, trout, lox, tuna fresh or canned in water.
• Shellfish: Clams, crab, lobster, scallops, shrimp.

However, there is good news – people with type 1 diabetes have been known to live for as long as over 85 years with the condition. As noted above, recent studies into life expectancy are showing significant improvement in life expectancy rates for people with type 1 diabetes born later in the 20th century.

In type 1 diabetes, insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas are destroyed by the immune system. This means you can’t make the insulin you need to live. To stop type 1 diabetes we need to disrupt the immune system’s attack on beta cells.

Diabetes dramatically increases the risk of various cardiovascular problems, including coronary artery disease with chest pain (angina), heart attack, stroke and narrowing of arteries (atherosclerosis). If you have diabetes, you’re more likely to have heart disease or stroke. Nerve damage (neuropathy).

You don’t need to cut out sugar from your diet if you have diabetes. And while we don’t know exactly what causes type 1 diabetes, but it isn’t linked to lifestyle, and so sugar doesn’t directly cause the condition.

If you don’t eat, your blood sugar levels are lower and medication may drop them even more, which can lead to hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia can cause you to feel shaky, pass out, or even go into a coma. When you “break” your fast by eating, you may also be more likely to develop too-high blood sugar levels.