Education and Strategies for weight loss and diabetes management.

Why is weight and diabetes management important?

Obesity and diabetes are two of the most prevalent chronic medical conditions in the United States and across the world. They impact individuals for their entire lives, and increase the risk for heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and all-cause mortality.

While traditional medical care such as medications and surgery can be very beneficial in the treatment of obesity and diabetes, research has emphasized how important lifestyle behaviors are for best possible health outcomes.

Knowing where to start making changes can be very overwhelming; do you need to completely eliminate some of your habits? Or just reduce the frequency? Which healthy habits are really worth your time and how do you stay consistent with things that are new?

The mission of Balanced Sugars is to provide comprehensive education and teach you holistic strategies to make lifestyle behavior changes easier and sustainable for years to come. We aim to help you take charge over your current and future health whether you choose to do lifestyle behavior change alone or in combination with medications and/or surgery.

Making Behavior changes feels so hard!

This statement is completely valid! Making behavior changes is very difficult, most people are too overwhelmed to even try or give up very quickly.

There is a model about the different stages of change, and it might be helpful to understand where you feel your current stage is:

  • Contemplation: thinking about making changes

  • Preparation: making a plan or setting goals

  • Action: actively working on new habits

  • Maintenance: holding yourself accountable on new habits long-term

Balanced Sugars counseling can help you no matter which stage of change you are currently in! Going through counseling can help move you from contemplation to preparation and on to action! Our group weight management program will also teach new mindsets to help with the maintenance stage as well.

benefits of developing a healthy lifestyle

Enhance your physical well-being:

  • Improved energy levels

  • Feel stronger and more capable for different activities

  • Lower risk for future chronic disease burden

  • Improve longevity and independence

Enhance your mental well-being:

  • Improved stress response

  • Feel more resilient

  • Set a good example for family and friends