People who diagnosed before diabetes (impaired glucose tolerance) reduce to lose the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by only 5 to 7 percent of their body weight and exercise regularly, of diabetes and digestive and kidney disorders (NIDDK) according to a clinical study by the National Institute
The study, "the diabetes prevention program," (DPP) took place in the year 2002 and looked, whether a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in humans, which prevented or delayed by diet and exercise changes before diabetes or by which one could be oral diabetes medications.
A group of participants followed a low-fat, low-calorie diet and a total of 150 minutes per week (usually broken into blocks of 30 minutes, 5 times a week) exercised. Their aim was to lose 7% of body weight as a whole. For example, a woman would want to lose 186 pounds £ 200 14 pounds for a final weight. A second group of diabetes took drugs metformin (glucophage) 850 mg. twice on the day. A third group received a placebo. Although both these groups of information about diet and exercise have been given, she has received no advice on following the advice.
The DPP study showed that a 5 - to 7 - percent weight loss reduces the risk of developing diabetes by 58 percent in the lifestyle intervention group. The group, which had received the metformin a 31 percent lower incidence of type 2 diabetes.
According to Allen Spiegel, m.d., and Director of NIDDK, "not only has to prevent changes in diet and physical activity or delay the development of diabetes, it actually restored normal blood sugar in many people who had impaired glucose tolerance." "These results brings us closer to the goal of that and eventually reverse the epidemic of type 2 diabetes in this country."
Of more than 21 million people in the United States, who have diabetes, have 95 percent type 2. obesity is one of the most important risk factors for type 2. people who are overweight have five times the risk of diabetes than those who are a normal weight. Other risk factors are a sedentary lifestyle, family history and ethnicity.
Sources:
"Diet and exercise delay diabetes and normalize blood sugar." National Institute of diabetes and digestive and diseases of the kidneys. 06, February 2002. national institutes of health. February 13, 2007.
"Diabetes prevention program fact sheet." National Diabetes education program. July 2004. Department of health and human services. February 13, 2007.
