City Of Hope Radio

Type 2 diabetes is by far the most common form of diabetes, accounting for 90 to 95 percent of the 21 million diagnosed diabetes cases in the U.S. (Another 8.1 million are undiagnosed.) But preventive action can be powerful.Diabetes not only increases the risk of death, it can lead to a host of complications such as blindness, heart disease and stroke.Even modest lifestyle changes can greatly decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes.Making one or two small changes per week will, over time, add up to a considerably healthier lifestyle. Doing so may also prevent type 2 diabetes.Listen in as Dr. Fouad Kandeel discusses diabetes, it's treatments and what you can do to keep it in check.