Tackling Type 2 Diabetes Yourself
A reminder via EurekAlert! that type 2 diabetes is one age-related disease that you have a lot of control over: "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 ... [Researchers] 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. However, the researchers say that both lifestyle changes and prescription drug taking must be sustained in order to prevent the development of Type 2 diabetes." Neglecting basic good health practices has dire consequences on your life span, quality of life and bank account contents. Exercise, eating sensibly, keeping the weight off and dropping bad habits are nothing new - it's not rocket science. Why not make more of an effort to avoid the avoidable and raise your chances of being healthier for longer?
Link: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-01/bmj-lce011907.php