"Changing to a healthier lifestyle appears to be at least as effective as taking prescription drugs in reducing the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, says a new British Medical Journal study.
They found that lifestyle changes, e.g. switching to a healthier diet and increasing exercise to be at least as effective as taking prescription drugs. On average, lifestyle changes helped to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by around half. Lifestyle changes were also less likely to have adverse side-effects."
Lifestyle changes to a healthier diet and increasing exercise is far more effective than most prescription drugs for lowering BG numbers and reversing type two diabetes. Type two diabetes drugs are being banned on safety grounds faster that the boffins can come with regurgitated out of patent junk.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/01/070119103835.htm
Eddie
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3 comments:
Well for the most part taking away the root cause has got to be better than rushing for a plaster afterwards or is that too simple, but the other view is that its not very good for the economy as nobody makes any money out of it.
Make up your own mind
Changing your lifestyle both eating and excercise habits now makes perfect sense. When I was first diagnosed I wasn't so sure but I read articles, talked to fellow diabetics and slowly made up my own mind.
Low carb, a healthier living/lifestyle outlook and moderate excercise works for me.
Mary P (no relation to Dave P!)
Diabetes does not have to be progressive but neither is it "reversable". You can keep it under control with medication or diet and exircise but no way can it be, to date, be reversed.
Get used to the idea that you will be diabetic till you die. Control it by whatever means pssible and hope that you will not suffer from complications.
If diabetes was "reversable, the experts would have by now found a cure for it or people on different diets would have reported a full recovery uccess by now but no on ever has. Those on long tern diets, such as low carb, do control their iabetes but let's face it, even after 20, 30 or 40 years on low carb no one has ever been cured.
Whether you are on medication and/or diet you will be following that course for the rest of your life.
Diabetes IS for life, not just a temporary disease like the flu.
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