Diabetes Guidelines

A road to avoid

If patients with pre-diabetes lose between 5 and 7% of their weight and they exercise half an hour every day, five days a week, the risk for developing diabetes type 2 Mellitus can be lowered by 60 percent in 3 years.

In Part I of these two articles I indicated that obesity is the major risk factor for Diabetes Type 2, also known as Diabetes Mellitus. To understand how obesity can take you to a diagnosis of diabetes type 2, let us check a few facts.

The first thing you need to be aware of is that obesity is what ignites the spark. The extra fat accumulated in your fat cells releases cytokines, a kind of proteins that cause inflammation. In particular, the abdominal fat and the one found around your internal organs such as the liver, the heart, etc, are the ones associated with inflammation, indicates Dr. Brent Wisse at the Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.

According to Dr. Wisse, the cells that form the fat tissue secrete a number of molecules that seem to send signals to your body parts; these molecules start the inflammatory process. These signals in turn cause resistance to insulin, a state where the glucose in the blood cannot get into the cells. Therefore, inflammation within your fat tissue may be a first step which results in diabetes and atherosclerosis.

As you can see, there is a relationship between obesity, the inflammatory process, and the appearance of resistance to insulin. These three factors are associated with a risk increase for developing diabetes type 2 or diabetes mellitus.

As insulin resistance increases, your body cells panic because they are not getting their food, glucose, and thinking the problem is not enough insulin in the blood, they call the pancreas to produce more, so that glucose can enter the cells. Obediently, the pancreas releases more insulin into the blood which does no good because the fat cells refuse to let glucose enter. Eventually, these irregularities cause the glucose level in the blood to go up after meals although at this stage it still remains normal before meals.

All this commotion causes the general level of glucose in the blood to go up little by little. Finally the pancreas gets exhausted with this back and forth glucose business and can not produce enough insulin to keep the glucose in the blood within normal levels. Of course, this process does not happen overnight; it may take between 5 and 10 years in an adult and the end result is pre-diabetes. The same process goes much faster in children.

When the pancreas cannot satisfy the demand for insulin, glucose in the blood will reach levels where your doctor will diagnose diabetes type 2. At this point, patients need oral medication to lower the glucose in the blood, help the system to release more insulin, and reduce insulin resistance.

With time, the production of insulin decreases even more and many patients with diabetes type 2 need insulin shots to control glucose. If the resistance to insulin continues for a long time, oral medication plus insulin shots could be necessary.

As you may also know, diabetes can lead to heart and kidney complications as well as nerve damage in the legs and the eyes. Most patients with diabetes die of heart attacks, a powerful reason to follow a balance diet that protects your heart.

Conclusion

I hope your understanding of how obesity can lead to diabetes mellitus type 2 helps you take the necessary measures to prevent this terrible disease. And if you are serious about losing weight, please, don’t embark in a crazy diet that offers you miracles in a few weeks because chances are it may not be a healthy diet and you will get those lost pounds back quite soon. Get yourself acquainted with the sound principles of healthy diets available to you. A good alternative is a Mediterranean diet since throughout many centuries this diet has protected the people of the Mediterranean basin from obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and many other chronic diseases.

Researchers don’t have to rack their brains to figure out the whys and wherefores of the high Diabetes type 2, also known as Diabetes Mellitus, incidence that plagues us nowadays because the reason is quite obvious: our lifestyle. In general, our diet, our level of activity (none in many cases) and our size, have taken a turn for the worse and Type 2 Diabetes is the price many of us will end up paying for it.
The good news is that neither your lifestyle nor your risk of developing diabetes is cast in stone. You can stop diabetes by being physically active, following a balanced diet, and losing weight.
Metabolic syndrome or syndrome X
In addition to physical inactivity and obesity, two major risks for diabetes, we cannot forget other health risks such as high blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, resistance to insulin, and low levels of HDL cholesterol, the good guy, that contribute to the alarming number of diabetes cases. All these health conditions form the Metabolic Syndrome or Syndrome X, a dangerous cocktail that according to many studies done during the last few years is a major risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Who is at risk for Diabetes Type 2?
To know if you are at risk for diabetes type 2 or diabetes Mellitus, check the following lines:
1. Your waist measures over 90 centimeters (35 inches) if you are a man, or 80 centimeters (32 inches) if you are a woman
2. Your blood pressure is over 120/80 mmHg
3. Your fasting blood sugar level (early in the morning, before having anything to eat) is over 100 mg/dl
4. Your LDL cholesterol level is over 100 mg/dl
5. Your HDL cholesterol is below 60 mg/dl
6. Your triglycerides level is over 150 mg/dl
If you have three or more of the above conditions, it means you have a metabolic syndrome and, as a result, a higher risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or other pathologies.
Preventing obesity is crucial
According to the International Diabetes Federation, 80 percent of the people who have Diabetes Type 2 were overweight at the time of the diagnosis. So, if you are overweight but you have not had a diabetes diagnosis, you are lucky. However, be on the alert because those extra pounds can result in a pre-diabetes type II condition before you realize it.   
To know if you need to lose weight, check your Body Mass Index (BMI), an index of a person’s weight in relation to height. It is determined by dividing the weight (in kilograms) by the square of the height (in meters).
Key results:
BMI <18.5 = underweight
BMI 18.5 to 24.9 = healthy
BMI 25.0 to 29.9 = overweight
BMI more than 30 = obese
So, stop it!
The results of the National Diabetes Education Program conducted in the shows that patients can stop the road to diabetes type II by introducing simple, small lifestyle changes in their lives.   
Dr. Joanne Gallivant, executive director of the program at the National Institutes of Health, indicates: If patients with pre-diabetes lose between 5 to 7% of their weight and they exercise for half an hour a day, five days a week, the risk for developing diabetes can decrease by 60% in 3 years.

For example, if you weight 90 kilograms (198 lbs), losing weight, between 4 to 7 kilograms (9 to 15 lbs), can be quite beneficial for your health. People who participated in the study not only experimented a decrease in their level of blood glucose but they lowered their blood pressure, improved there lipid profile (cholesterol and triglycerides) and they end up needing less medication. The patients of the Program for the Prevention of Diabetes are now participating in another study to verify if by not gaining any more weight and exercising, they can stay away from Diabetes Type II.
Irish Stovall from Washington was 66 years old and had pre-diabetes when he joined the study. She weighted 105 kilograms and spent his days watching TV. Today she weights 20 kilos (44 lbs) less and has just turned 75. I do not have diabetes because I walk 8 kilometers a day, I eat fruits and vegetables and I eat low fat meals, she says.
Irish is a clear example of what a Prevention Program can accomplish. And if she could do it, so can you.
Next week will look at some of the steps that will get you closer and closer to type 2 diabetes.

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Researchers don’t have to rack their brains to figure out the whys and wherefores of the high Diabetes type 2, also known as Diabetes Mellitus, incidence that plagues us nowadays because the reason is quite obvious: our lifestyle. In general, our diet, our level of activity (none in many cases) and our size, have taken a turn for the worse and Type 2 Diabetes is the price many of us will end up paying for it.

The good news is that neither your lifestyle nor your risk of developing diabetes is cast in stone. You can stop diabetes by being physically active, following a balanced diet, and losing weight.

Metabolic syndrome or syndrome X
In addition to physical inactivity and obesity, two major risks for diabetes, we cannot forget other health risks such as high blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, resistance to insulin, and low levels of HDL cholesterol, the good guy, that contribute to the alarming number of diabetes cases. All these health conditions form the Metabolic Syndrome or Syndrome X, a dangerous cocktail that according to many studies done during the last few years is a major risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Who is at risk for Diabetes Type 2?
To know if you are at risk for diabetes type 2 or diabetes Mellitus, check the following lines:
1. Your waist measures over 90 centimeters (35 inches) if you are a man, or 80 centimeters (32 inches) if you are a woman
2. Your blood pressure is over 120/80 mmHg
3. Your fasting blood sugar level (early in the morning, before having anything to eat) is over 100 mg/dl
4. Your LDL cholesterol level is over 100 mg/dl
5. Your HDL cholesterol is below 60 mg/dl
6. Your triglycerides level is over 150 mg/dl

If you have three or more of the above conditions, it means you have a metabolic syndrome and, as a result, a higher risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or other pathologies.
Preventing obesity is crucial

According to the International Diabetes Federation, 80 percent of the people who have Diabetes Type 2 were overweight at the time of the diagnosis. So, if you are overweight but you have not had a diabetes diagnosis, you are lucky. However, be on the alert because those extra pounds can result in a pre-diabetes type II condition before you realize it.

To know if you need to lose weight, check your Body Mass Index (BMI), an index of a person’s weight in relation to height. It is determined by dividing the weight (in kilograms) by the square of the height (in meters).

Key results:
BMI <18.5 = underweight
BMI 18.5 to 24.9 = healthy
BMI 25.0 to 29.9 = overweight
BMI more than 30 = obese

So, stop it!
The results of the National Diabetes Education Program conducted in the shows that patients can stop the road to diabetes type II by introducing simple, small lifestyle changes in their lives.

Dr. Joanne Gallivant, executive director of the program at the National Institutes of Health, indicates: If patients with pre-diabetes lose between 5 to 7% of their weight and they exercise for half an hour a day, five days a week, the risk for developing diabetes can decrease by 60% in 3 years.

For example, if you weight 90 kilograms (198 lbs), losing weight, between 4 to 7 kilograms (9 to 15 lbs), can be quite beneficial for your health. People who participated in the study not only experimented a decrease in their level of blood glucose but they lowered their blood pressure, improved there lipid profile (cholesterol and triglycerides) and they end up needing less medication. The patients of the Program for the Prevention of Diabetes are now participating in another study to verify if by not gaining any more weight and exercising, they can stay away from Diabetes Type II.

Irish Stovall from Washington was 66 years old and had pre-diabetes when he joined the study. She weighted 105 kilograms and spent his days watching TV. Today she weights 20 kilos (44 lbs) less and has just turned 75. I do not have diabetes because I walk 8 kilometers a day, I eat fruits and vegetables and I eat low fat meals, she says.
Irish is a clear example of what a Prevention Program can accomplish. And if she could do it, so can you.

Next week will look at some of the steps that will get you closer and closer to type 2 diabetes.

Part I

Researchers don’t have to rack their brains to figure out the whys and wherefores of the high Type II Diabetes incidence that plagues us nowadays because the reason is quite obvious: our lifestyle. In general, our diets, our levels of activity (none in many cases) and our size have taken a turn for the worse and Diabetes Type II is the price many of us will end up paying for it.

The good news is that neither your lifestyle nor your risk of developing diabetes is cast in stone. You can stop diabetes by being physically active, following a balanced diet, and controlling your weight.

Metabolic syndrome or syndrome X

In addition to physical inactivity and obesity as major risks for diabetes, we cannot forget other health risks such as high blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, resistance to insulin, and low levels of HDL cholesterol , the good guy, that contribute to the alarming number of diabetes cases. All these health conditions form the Metabolic Syndrome or Syndrome X, a dangerous cocktail that according to many studies done during the last few years is a major risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Who is at risk for Diabetes Type II

To know if you are at risk for type II diabetes, check the following lines:

1. Your waist measures over 90 centimeters (35 inches) if you are a man, or 80 centimeters (32 inches) if you are a woman

2. Your blood pressure is over 120/80 mmHg

3. Your fasting blood sugar level (early in the morning, before having anything to eat) is over 100 mg/dl

4. Your LDL cholesterol level is over 100 mg/dl

5. Your HDL cholesterol is below 60 mg/dl

6. Your triglycerides level is over 150 mg/dl

If you have three or more of the above conditions, it means you have a metabolic syndrome and, as a result, a higher risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or other pathologies.

Preventing obesity is crucial

According to the International Diabetes Federation, 80 percent of the people who have Diabetes Type II were overweight at the time of the diagnosis. So, if you are overweight but you have not had a diabetes diagnosis, you are lucky. However, be on the alert because those extra pounds can result in a pre-diabetes type II condition before you realize it.  

To know if you need to lose weight, check your Body Mass Index (BMI), an index of a person’s weight in relation to height. It is determined by dividing the weight (in kilograms) by the square of the height (in meters).

Key results:

BMI

BMI 18.5 to 24.9 = healthy

BMI 25.0 to 29.9 = overweight

BMI  more than 30 = obese

So, stop it!

The results of the National Diabetes Education Program conducted in the United States shows that patients can stop the road to diabetes type II by introducing simple, small lifestyle changes in their lives.  

Dr. Joanne Gallivan, executive director of the program at the National Institutes of Health, indicates: If patients with pre-diabetes lose between 5 to 7% of their weight and they exercise for half an hour a day, five days a week, the risk for developing diabetes can decrease by 60% in 3 years.

For example, if you weight 90 kilograms (198 lbs), losing between 4 to 7 kilograms (9 to 15 lbs) can be quite beneficial for your health. People who participated in the study not only experimented a decrease in their blood glucose level but they lowered their blood pressure, improved their lipid profile (cholesterol and triglycerides) and they end up needing less medication. The patients of the Program for the Prevention of Diabetes are now participating in another study to verify if by not gaining any more weight and exercising, they can stay away from Diabetes Type II.

Irish Stovall from Washington was 66 years old and had pre-diabetes when he joined the study. She weighted 105 kilograms and spent his days watching TV. Today she weights 20 kilos (44 lbs) less and has just turned 75. I do not have diabetes because I walk 8 kilometers a day, I eat fruits and vegetables and I eat low fat meals, she says.

Irish is a clear example of what a Prevention Program can accomplish. And if she could do it, so can you.

Next week will look at some of the steps that will get you closer and closer to diabetes type II.

Why You should Take Advantage of Online Dieting

It is a stunning fact that over 64% of the United States population are overweight, 25 % of us are obese. European countries are a little better yet they weigh in at a whopping 48% overweight.

Wow, we are a bunch of heavy weights and we are definitely not in fighting shape! The real frighting trend that is noticed is how so many young people are overweight and even obese. Before school age children are even teenagers many suffer from the serious side effects of being overweight. Asthma, Diabetes, Fatigue and Migraines just to name a few. Since younger people imitate the examples they learn at home, we as adults need to do something about our own weight issues.

Although a daunting task, most people are able to find ways to lose weight but keeping it off for any length of time, much less permanently, seems next to impossible. This experience is referred to as Yo-Yo dieting and is even more unhealthy than not losing any weight in the first place.

Interestingly, recent research at the Brown University Medical School and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that online, Internet-based weight loss programs can help people lose weight, including those at risk of developing diabetes.

The advantages of online dieting become immediately obvious when you think about it.

At the top of the list is convenience and complete privacy. Most of us just do not have the time to get involved in “face to face” counseling or some type or “group therapy “and because of these constraints on our time, online dieting is a nice fit. Trying to lose some weight could be a more personal matter that usually we do not want to advertise to every one we know and again, online dieting is appealing in this context.

The above mentioned strategies can be very expensive, becoming a financial burden to maintain for any length of time. The advantages of online dieting are many but what about the “How”?

How do we take advantage of online dieting?

We need to remember that not all online diets are created equal.

5 Point Checklist to Keep In Mind When Taking Advantage of Online Dieting

? Should promote healthy eating and exercise habits that can be maintained long-term

? Should not contain advertisements for various food products (brand names in the meal plans)

? Should not require members to purchase certain weight loss products or supplements

? Should prominently display the “Terms & Conditions” of the site

? Should not sell mailing lists or other information to third-party vendors

Conclusion:

Taking advantage of online dieting has never been an easier and more cost effective solution to our weight issues.

The benefits of shedding a few pounds are enormous and well worth the effort. Millions are taking advantage of online dieting and since the online dieting industry is very competitive there are some really quality programs out there.

The Internet can be a valuable tool when used correctly. Why not use it to take advantage of online dieting. You will be glad you did!

Robert Hemken Jr
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/the-complete-online-dieting-checklist-706901.html

Okay, here I go:

I have a high BMI, so it’s not a "thinking" I’m fat, it’s "Knowing" I’m fat. I know diet and excercise are the key components of losing weight, but I need a plan that fits with my schooling, work, and band. I’m just tired of being fat. Could someone give me some general guidelines or suggestions as to what I should do, please? I’ve already cut out drinking pop, and I’m hoping it helps.

I don’t care about fitting in a size 2 (which I know will never realistically happen, because I’m genetically big boned), I just want to be healthy. I want to die of suffocation from laughing, exhaustion from exploring the world, anything, anything but diabetes, heart disease, or, to stop myself before I get there, OBESITY. And I want my kids to have a healthy living style so they don’t have to worry about this when they’re 15.

Thank you all for your help.

<33 Rachel

Start small and start slow. If you try to do it all you will get discouraged! Yes, cutting out pop will help! When that becomes easy for you and your not tempted by it anymore, cut out sugar or cut out fast food, then stop eating after 7 p.m. Drink lots of water! Cut up a sandwich size bag of veggies (pepper, celery, carrots, cucumbers), take them with you throughout your day. You can easily get in your veggies each day by doing that. Carry apples or oranges or some fruit for when you have a sweet tooth. The cravings do go away, it just takes time and patience.

Exercise! If all you have time for is a 15 minute walk, then take it. If it’s in the morning or middle of the day or evening, just go out and walk as fast as you can handle and don’t back down unless your dying, then slow down until you get your breath, then speed up again.

Exercise and eating well are the best ways to lose weight and to do it the healthy way. The other thing to remember is that it takes your body time. It needs to know your serious! If you are not doing these things consistently, then your body will not lose weight. Give yourself 1 day a month to indulge in one thing sweet or one treat you’ve been holding out on.

Think of it as a new way of life…this is how your going to live, no going back:) Good Luck!

Okay, here I go:

I have a high BMI, so it’s not a "thinking" I’m fat, it’s "Knowing" I’m fat. I know diet and excercise are the key components of losing weight, but I need a plan that fits with my schooling, work, and band. I’m just tired of being fat. Could someone give me some general guidelines or suggestions as to what I should do, please? I’ve already cut out drinking pop, and I’m hoping it helps.

I don’t care about fitting in a size 2 (which I know will never realistically happen, because I’m genetically big boned), I just want to be healthy. I want to die of suffocation from laughing, exhaustion from exploring the world, anything, anything but diabetes, heart disease, or, to stop myself before I get there, OBESITY. And I want my kids to have a healthy living style so they don’t have to worry about this when they’re 15.

Thank you all for your help.

<33 Rachel

Start small and start slow. If you try to do it all you will get discouraged! Yes, cutting out pop will help! When that becomes easy for you and your not tempted by it anymore, cut out sugar or cut out fast food, then stop eating after 7 p.m. Drink lots of water! Cut up a sandwich size bag of veggies (pepper, celery, carrots, cucumbers), take them with you throughout your day. You can easily get in your veggies each day by doing that. Carry apples or oranges or some fruit for when you have a sweet tooth. The cravings do go away, it just takes time and patience.

Exercise! If all you have time for is a 15 minute walk, then take it. If it’s in the morning or middle of the day or evening, just go out and walk as fast as you can handle and don’t back down unless your dying, then slow down until you get your breath, then speed up again.

Exercise and eating well are the best ways to lose weight and to do it the healthy way. The other thing to remember is that it takes your body time. It needs to know your serious! If you are not doing these things consistently, then your body will not lose weight. Give yourself 1 day a month to indulge in one thing sweet or one treat you’ve been holding out on.

Think of it as a new way of life…this is how your going to live, no going back:) Good Luck!

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