How To Prevent Diabetes
How to prevent Diabetes has been a concern for many of us since we were kids. In my own family, my baby cousin was born with diabetes, so she had to have shots-injected once a day by my aunt, who just happened to be a Registered Nurse. Of course, while this many years later we have sub-lingual solutions, we have different levels of Diabetes (those not requiring shots included), and we have do-it-yourself daily blood glucose testing, for those with Diabetes or those with a concern for how to prevent Diabetes from going full speed ahead into full blown stages of the disease.
Besides my cousin on my mother’s side having the disease, on my biological father’s side, my grandfather had it. So my emphasis has always been (as it was taught to me) how to prevent Diabetes from setting in if you are genetically prone to it but don’t yet have it.
Is there a surefire solution for how to prevent Diabetes, though? Yes and no. Evidently, we can “delay” such forms of the illness as Type 2 Diabetes. According to such institutions and studies as NIDDK (National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases) and NIH (National Institute of Health), diet and exercise are found to help stave off the onset and symptoms. These findings are only reinforced by the additional smaller studies by organizations and institutes all over the world: from Finland to China, it has been found that at-risk people can slow the onset or fight the disease with rigorous exercise (with a goal of losing 2 to 7 percent body weight) and balanced, low sugar diets (with a goal of avoiding “trigger” foods). The sugars mentioned include, that is, sucrose, fructose, lactose, and other sugar forms found naturally and synthetically present in most foods.
In addition, from what I understand, Diabetes Prevention programs set up a regime that includes, besides diet and exercise, standard care and the drug metformin. According to CDC (Center for Disease Control), the studies applying such treatment/prevention measures found that participants who included a healthy diet, metformin, and moderate physical activity of 30 minutes a day/5 days a week, reduced their risk of getting Type 2 Diabetes by 58%!
I used to go every year but now go every two years to get a glucose tolerance test along with a general physical. And since I have Diabetes in my family history, the doc always admonishes me about “dumping great amounts of sugar” into my system. If I can conquer that, and walk at least five days a week, you can too!
Ann Marier
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February 26th, 2010 at 8:20 pm
prevent diabetes?
my mom has diabetes, and my grandma did, and my grandmas sisters did, and my dads brother did. my dad doesent. i dont know if i carry the gene, but i dont wanna find out, i just want to prevent diabetes, because from what i hear about the disease, it kinda sucks.
how can i prevent diabetes? i start to exercise and lower my sugar intake, and im 14 year old boy. thanks!
my mom got it at about 35 more or less, because wen i was born or something, but her ancestors got it at later adult.
so is it possible to PREVENT it or just DELAY it?
February 27th, 2010 at 1:22 am
Good job! The two main things are to maintain a normal weight and to a exercise. Did your relatives have Type II diabetes – meaning did they get it when they got older? Were they overweight? If they had Type II and not Type I, a healthy diet, normal weight and exercise should do the trick.
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February 27th, 2010 at 1:24 am
It sounds like you pretty much have it under control, you have lowered your sugar intake and you work out. Eating healthy foods as well as being active is the key to not getting diabetes! You may have the gene but that doesn’t mean you will get diabetes. It looks like you already know what to do to prevent it.
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February 27th, 2010 at 1:26 am
you can delay the disease for a long time if you watch your weight. count your carbs no more than 60 per meal.get regular exercise at least 5 days per week, work does not count for exercise. if you do this and keep the weight down you will be healthy for many years. and you’re right diabetes does suck i know i have it. the best thing you can do for your self is not to drink any soda they are full of sugar.
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February 27th, 2010 at 1:28 am
excercise nore and try to control your sugar intake.
Prevention is the best cure…
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February 27th, 2010 at 1:30 am
You may be pre destine to diabetes so the best thing to do is keep awatch on how you feel.You cannot keep diabetes away- especially type 1, but with type 2 you may be able to keep it away with not being overweight.
Being overweight does not cause diabetes.. it just makes you more susceptible .
There is a risk factor for everyone but with the relatives having it, you may have a higher chance of getting it.
I wish you the best.
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February 27th, 2010 at 1:32 am
Exercise is the best way to prevent it.Food you consume can help too.Eat more Organic Food.
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February 27th, 2010 at 1:34 am
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