Battling Type 2 Diabetes With Diet And Exercise

Thousands of people in the country suffer from Type 2 Diabetes, the condition where your body can not produce enough insulin or the insulin it does produce can not be used to convert blood glucose to energy.

In a recent article in Diabetes authors Christopher D. Saudek and Simeon Margolis, write, “Diet and exercise are the cornerstones for preventing type 2 diabetes. These measures are especially important for people with risk factors for the disease, such as prediabetes, obesity, a family history of diabetes, diabetes during pregnancy (gestational diabetes), or an ethnic background (black, Hispanic, Asian, or Native American) that puts them at higher risk. Quitting smoking may be helpful, too.”

They claim that research studies conducted around the globe show positive results that with regular exercise on the slightest of weight loss can help towards preventing Type 2 Diabetes. According to a study conducted by the Diabetes Prevention Program, “Study participants who followed a low-calorie, low-fat diet, exercised 30 minutes a day, and lost an average of 15 lbs were almost 60% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes over a three-year period than people who did not make these lifestyle changes.”

Along with proper nutrition and regular exercise further studies were conducted in the United States among women where a high fiber diet actually decreased the risk of Type 2 Diabetes by 36%. A similar study in Finland showed nearly the same results in men.

Margolis and Saudek say, “A Harvard study, involving 84,000 female nurses, found that women who supplemented their diets with at least 1,200 mg of calcium and 800 IU of vitamin D lowered their risk of type 2 diabetes by a third.”

Studies also found that quitting smoking also helps decrease the risk of Type 2 Diabetes up to as much as 70%.

For starters visit your primary care physician and get their advice on the topic. Find out what steps they recommend for you to take to help prevent and treat Type 2 Diabetes. If your family has a history of Type 2 Diabetes then you should schedule annual checkups with your doctor and make sure they are aware of this history so they can help you formulate a plan for preventative measures.

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Mr. Tucker writes for Fat Loss 4 Idiots which is all about giving new and cutting edge dietary information, to show you a new way of dieting that is different from what you've seen before.

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