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You can help to prevent TIAs by controlling your risk factors for stroke, especially high blood pressure, smoking and diabetes. If you have high blood pressure, follow your doctor's recommendations for modifying your diet and taking your medication. If you smoke, quit. If you are diabetic, monitor your blood sugar level frequently, follow your diet. and take your insulin or oral medication as your doctor has prescribed. It is also wise to exercise regularly and to eat a healthy diet...
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Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
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Stroke Information
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