The Secret to Type 2 Diabetes Prevention is No Secret

>“People who were obese were more likely to
Effective ways for pre-diabetics to reduce, evenbe diagnosed with…type 2 diabetes, but if they
eliminate their risk of becoming Typewere physically active their risk was significantly
The Secret to Type 2 Diabetes Prevention is Nolower.
SecretEffective ways for pre-diabetics to reduce,Study results showed that those who did
even eliminate their risk of becoming Type 2exercise, only 30 minutes per day, 5 days a
September 6, 2006, Chicago, Illinois - Based onweek lowered their odds of incurring full blown
American Diabetes Association (ADA) studies,diabetes by 4.2 times.
50% of those with pre-diabetes will develop TypeBut what kind of exercise?
2 diabetes within 10 years.Jon Leonard, author of the best-selling book Live
Pre-diabetes is a condition defined as having bloodLonger Now: The First 100 Years of Your Life,
sugar levels higher than normal, but not in therecommends ‘roving’ a combination of
diabetes range.walking and jogging exercise that allows
Specifically, you’re considered pre-diabeticpre-diabetics to move at their own pace, without
if your impaired fasting glucose (IFG) is elevatedincurring physical damage (a free copy of this
(100-125 milligrams per deciliter or mg/dL) andbook, instantly downloadable, is available at
impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) indicates a raisedThe key, Leonard notes, is not overdoing it,
level (140 — 199mg/dL), but both fall shortcreating conditions that threaten your health,
of being fully diagnosed, Type 2 diabetes levels.rather than help it.
If you want to prevent being diagnosed Type 2,Roving, according to Leonard, lets you get the full
and reduce your risk of incurring the relatedbenefits of proper exercise, without overdoing
illnesses of blindness, kidney damage, erectileit.”
dysfunction and lower-limb amputation that3. Additional Help
accompany this insidious disease, do the obvious:Scientists at Georgetown University Medical
- Lose WeightCenter have found that supplementation, in
- Exerciseaddition to diet and exercise, can accelerate
Through diet and exercise, the ADA has found, apre-diabetic weight loss.
5-10% loss of body weight will produce a 58%After an 8 week study, Georgetown researchers
reduction in diabetes.found that a combination of controlled diet,
Knowing what to do is easy. Knowing how to doexercise and supplementation (with a
it, as quickly and painlessly is the hard part.chromemate-based supplement) resulted in 3
1. Food Pyramid Diettimes the weight loss among patients, compared
After extensive study, the ADA has concludedto diet and exercise alone.
that a healthy diet is the cornerstone of diabeticAdditional supplementation benefits included
prevention.lowered cholesterol (by 6.3%) and heightened
Following the advice of the American Heartserotonin levels.
Association and the USDA Pyramid, a healthyLastly, scientists are finding that an unlikely source
balanced diet should include:may help reduce the impact of diabetes —
- Grain (6-11 servings),coffee.
- Vegetables (3-5 servings)Based on an Archives of Internal Medicine study
- Fruits (2-4 servings)of 28,000 women over an 11 year period, coffee
- Milk (2-3 servings)intake was found to the risk of Type diabetes.
- Meat (4-6 ounces)Dr. Emily Senay, medical correspondent for CBS
- Fats, Sweets, Alcohol occasionally)states that it’s believed minerals and other
2. ‘Roving’ Exercisechemicals found in coffee beans might have
Along with a healthy, balance diet, exercise isbenefits on metabolism and blood sugar levels,
critical.while providing protection to the pancreas.
According to a recently published study (NationalSenay points out that more research is needed to
Public Health Institute, Helsinki, 2006), researchdetermine the full effect of coffee on diabetes
leader Katja Borodulin notes the following results.prevention.