Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by an increase glucose levels in blood.
Notably, prediabetes, or previous period of diabetes is a condition that significantly increases the risk of developing diabetes.
Is it possible to reduce the risk of developing diabetes?
When we talk about preventing this disease, we mean diabetes type two.
Yes, the prevention of type 2 diabetes is really possible, and in this process the doctor is helped in the first place by timely diagnosis, intervention and supervision of prediabetes. At the same time it is necessary for the patient to follow a healthy lifestyle.
An interesting article has been published on the website of the Mayo Clinic on this topic, where we read that lifestyle changes change the expected outcome by almost 70%.
As scientists at the clinic explain, an effective way to prevent type 2 diabetes is to maintain a healthy weight, a diet rich in vitamins and minerals and physical activity.
If we look at the diabetes prevention program, we find that this method is especially effective in older people.
A major study known as the Diabetes Prevention Program found that older adults, in particular, can benefit from these healthy habits. Study participants age 60 or older reduced the risk of their prediabetes progressing to diabetes by 71 percent. To achieve that goal, the participants lost 5 to 7 percent of their body weight, ate a healthy diet, and increased their physical activity.
As you can see, it's never too late! Contact an endocrinologist in a timely manner and protect yourself from this disease.
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