{"id":710,"date":"2026-06-05T07:46:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T07:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diabetes.digitalgrowthrevealed.com\/?p=710"},"modified":"2026-06-05T07:46:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T07:46:52","slug":"three-ways-to-prevent-diabetes-professor-naveed-sattar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diabetes.digitalgrowthrevealed.com\/?p=710","title":{"rendered":"Three ways to prevent diabetes | Professor Naveed Sattar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JfZgR9NoKj0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Download our FREE guide \u2014 Top 10 Tips to Live Healthier: https:\/\/zoe.com\/freeguide <\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s episode, we\u2019re talking about a disease so widespread it touches nearly every family in some way \u2014 type 2 diabetes. This is not just a health issue, it&#8217;s a rapidly expanding crisis. And many people don\u2019t even know they have it. <\/p>\n<p>In the US alone, 100 million face prediabetes, while over 37 million grapple with type 2 diabetes, a serious and chronic condition with life-altering consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Naveed Sattar joins us to shed light on preventing, treating, and potentially reversing type 2 diabetes. Naveed is a medical doctor and Professor of Metabolic Medicine at the Institute of Cardiovascular &amp; Medical Sciences at the University of Glasgow. He\u2019s one of the world\u2019s top 1% most cited clinical scientists and has worked on many clinical trials of lifestyle changes and drugs to prevent and manage diabetes. <\/p>\n<p>Find out your diabetes risk score:<br \/>\nIf you are in the UK follow this link https:\/\/www.diabetes.org.uk\/diabetes-the-basics\/types-of-diabetes\/type-2\/diabetes-risk-factors<br \/>\nIf you are in the US follow this link<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/takethetest\/<\/p>\n<p>If you want to uncover the right foods for your body, head to joinzoe.com\/podcast and get 10% off your personalised nutrition program.<\/p>\n<p>Follow ZOE on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zoe\/ <\/p>\n<p>Timecodes:<br \/>\n00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:00 Topic introduction<br \/>\n02:28 Quick fire questions<br \/>\n05:59 What is blood sugar and why does it matter?<br \/>\n07:45 What is insulin and what is its relation to blood sugar and diabetes?<br \/>\n09:32 Why doesn&#8217;t the body allow sugar to increase in the blood?<br \/>\n11:33 What happens when somebody gets pre-diabetes or type 2?<br \/>\n15:32 What is HBA1C?<br \/>\n18:12 Why has there been such an increase in diabetes?<br \/>\n24:28 How does muscle mass have any impact on diabetes?<br \/>\n26:38 Are risks different between men and women?<br \/>\n28:55 How does ethnicity come into this?<br \/>\n32:55 What other personal risk factors are there?<br \/>\n34:18 What are the symptoms of diabetes?<br \/>\n35:47 When do these symptoms begin?<br \/>\n37:00 What should you do if you have concerns?<br \/>\n38:22 How to find out your own likelihood of risk<br \/>\n40:37 How can we avoid getting diabetes?<br \/>\n44:15 How can we combat genetic risk factors?<br \/>\n46:44 Is it possible to lower blood sugar and reverse the effects of diabetes?<br \/>\n49:42 What is the science behind the new drugs coming on the market?<br \/>\n51:58 Summary<br \/>\n56:09 Goodbyes<\/p>\n<p>Mentioned in today\u2019s episode:<\/p>\n<p>Primary care-led weight management for remission of type 2 diabetes (DiRECT): an open-label, cluster-randomised trial, published in The Lancet<br \/>\nLink: https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29221645\/<\/p>\n<p>Books:<br \/>\n&#8211; Every Body Should Know This by Dr Federica Amati: https:\/\/amzn.to\/4blJsLg<br \/>\n&#8211; Food For Life by Prof. Tim Spector: https:\/\/amzn.to\/4amZinu<\/p>\n<p>Episode transcripts are available here: https:\/\/joinzoe.com\/learn\/category\/podcasts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download our FREE guide \u2014 Top 10 Tips to Live Healthier: https:\/\/zoe.com\/freeguide In today\u2019s episode, we\u2019re talking about a disease [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.6 - 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