Very few people realize the profound effect that
weight has on diabetes. Even instances of gestational diabetes are
much greater in patients that are overweight than in those that are
not. Type 2, or adult onset diabetes is more commonly found in
overweight people than those that are within their 'ideal' weight
ranges. In fact, almost 90% of those with Type 2 diabetes are
overweight. If you are suffering from Type 2 diabetes, the best gift
you could possibly give yourself just might be the gift of getting
your weight under control.
Among those that suffer from Type 2
diabetes almost 40% have high blood pressure, which is another
condition that is believed to be exacerbated by excess weight. Being
overweight might also lead to a condition known as insulin resistance
in which the body no longer responds to the insulin that is needed to
assist the body in using sugar and glucose as fuel on a cellular
level.
There are some things you can do to help yourself out if
you have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes or labeled at risk for
this devastating condition. First of all, take off the pounds. I know
this is much easier said than done. Dieting is never easy and rarely
fun for the average person. However, if you do not begin to take
drastic steps toward procuring the best possible health for yourself
you may not be able to enjoy the quality of life you had planned for
your golden years. Let your condition be your motivation and make
plans to enjoy watching your grandchildren and great grandchildren
graduate college.
Fight it standing up. Don't sit down and let
Diabetes control you. Stand up and take control of your body back.
This is a fight to the finish and if you let it, diabetes will be your
end. If you fight it standing up, lose the weight, get out there and
exercise, listen to the doctor's orders and follow them. Find the
strength within you to battle this disease head on. You'll be amazed
at what happens when you decide to stand up and fight for your health.
Get
active. Find activities that you enjoy and get out there and do them.
Don't make those activities passive activities either. Even if it's
just going out to play shuffleboard everyday get out there and play.
Enjoy your time in the sun. Pick flowers with the little ones. Take up
golf. Do whatever it takes to get up and moving each and every day in
order to remember why you want to live forever in the first place.
Watch
what you eat. Garbage in, garbage out, right? You have strict dietary
requirements once you've been diagnosed with diabetes. This means
that you absolutely must follow your dietary restrictions. Learn to
live within those limits in order to live and enjoy life to the
fullest you can. The amazing thing is that there are all kinds of foods
available that are friendly to those with diabetes that weren't around
just a few short years ago. It is quite possible to live and eat
quite nicely with diabetes if you stick to your plan. The most
important thing about dieting with diabetes is that you never lose
sight of how crucial it is to do so.
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