Three ways to keep diabetes at bay
Categories: Diet & Weight Loss, Fitness, Nutrition & Supplements
Diabetes can be prevented. Do you know how? Surprise: Diet and exercise.
According to the website HealthyUpdates.com, about 54 million American adults have pre-diabetes, a condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be considered diabetes. These people can prevent their conditions from evolving into type 2 diabetes by employing these three strategies.
1. Eating right. Studies show an increase in fiber, whole grains, and cereal can prevent the development of type 2 diabetes.
2. Moving. Exercise can reduce insulin resistance.
3. Losing Weight. Exercise plus weight loss cuts the risk of developing diabetes, says data from the National Institutes of Health's Diabetes Prevention Program. It only takes a loss of four to six percent of body weight to make a difference.
According to the website HealthyUpdates.com, about 54 million American adults have pre-diabetes, a condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be considered diabetes. These people can prevent their conditions from evolving into type 2 diabetes by employing these three strategies.
1. Eating right. Studies show an increase in fiber, whole grains, and cereal can prevent the development of type 2 diabetes.
2. Moving. Exercise can reduce insulin resistance.
3. Losing Weight. Exercise plus weight loss cuts the risk of developing diabetes, says data from the National Institutes of Health's Diabetes Prevention Program. It only takes a loss of four to six percent of body weight to make a difference.
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Caterina Pryde 11-24-2007 @ 3:03PM
Where'd you get your information?? John's Hopkins recently published a long term study comparing 4 major diets, and Atkins participants came out best, with the lowest cholesterol ratings. Ornish participants came out worst. No proof that high protien damages liver or kidneys, the only recommendation is that it's not for people with moderate to severe kidney disease. A number of studies from respected institutions- not pharma or food companies- have come up with the same results recently. There is a HUGE issue out there about the fact that diabetics can avoid insulin, and indeed many can avoid using any drugs, on a low carb diet. Check out Men's Health Magazine's website for more info. The American Diabetic Assoc. has been recommending the same useless diet since the 40s!
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Michelle, RN 11-29-2007 @ 6:06PM
Speaking as an RN and from my own experience, an extremely low glycemic index (meaning low or no refined carbohydrate diet) is the BEST method not only to reduce risk of diabetes, but also to actually REDUCE "bad" cholesterol and increase the good as well as significantly reduce blood triglycerides. Your body burns these things rather than storing them or having them circulating in the blood where they become increasingly dangerous over time. I maintain the high protein, low refined carb diet now, not for weight loss but for overall health.
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Linda 12-07-2007 @ 9:40AM
For the diabetics in my family we all drink that himalayan goji juice and that seems to help us with that problem it stays under control. www.samandlind4life.freelife.com and then go to www.gojibook.net. Dr Oz from orphan said that it was good.
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