1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Place pizza crust on baking sheet.
3. Evenly spread BBQ sauce on pizza crust.
4. Sprinkle diced chicken on crust followed by onion and cheese.
5. Bake for 8 minutes or until cheese begins to melt.  Add tomato and cilantro (if desired) and continue baking for an additional 2 minutes.
6. Cut into 6 slices.

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Exercise Tip:

Minimize impact on joints with shoes designed for your exercise/activity.  If you walk for exercise, purchase walking shoes (and if you jog or run purchase running shoes).  Shoes designed for a specific activity can help prevent injury to joints and reduce foot, ankle, and knee stress. Replace running and walking shoes every three months.  *Tennis shoes & Cross-Trainer shoes are not the same as Running Shoes and Walking Shoes.

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People with a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 30 or greater are five times more likely to develop diabetes than those with a BMI of 25 or less according to the NIDDK (National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases).  Use our Body Calculator to determine your BMI.

Pre-Diabetes is a condition where one has fasting blood sugar levels above normal (blood sugar between 100-125 mg/dl) but the blood sugar levels are not high enough to diagnose diabetes (fasting blood sugar above 126 mg/dl).  Pre-Diabetes was previously called impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose.  Those with Pre-Diabetes are at greater risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes, but there are preventative measures including weight loss, increased physical activity, and following a healthy meal plan.

The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) has recently found that those with pre-diabetes can make simple lifestyle changes to reduce risk for diabetes later in life.  The DPP found that subjects with pre-diabetes experienced a 58% reduction of risk for Type 2 diabetes when they:

• lost a modest amount of weight (5-7% of their body weight),
• exercised at moderate intensity for an average of 30 minutes a day, five days per week (most chose to walk for exercise), and
• lowered their intake of fat and calories.

Those following the lifestyle changes were able to reduce their risk even more so than those taking medications to lower blood sugar.  These preventative measures can "turn back the clock" and return elevated blood sugar to normal levels. For those with Type 2 diabetes, following the same lifestyle changes can help to control blood sugar more effectively.

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