Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in the Digital Age

Type 2 diabetes, along with other modern lifestyle diseases such as coronary artery disease, stroke, and different cancers, is at epidemic levels. The reasons behind the increase are changing lifestyles, unhealthy diets, obesity, and sedentary lifestyles. Type 2 diabetes is a disease afflicting millions around the world with numerous symptoms and effects, along with lethal complications. Although some aspects of the disease are hard to predict, others are certain.

Researchers at the University of North Carolina in the United States linked breastfeeding with blood sugar control in eighty-two women recovering from Gestational or pregnancy-related diabetes. Their work was reported on in February of 2018 in the American Journal of Perinatology. It was found women who stopped breastfeeding early had the following higher elevated blood sugar readings, high HbA1c levels, and higher weight-for-height measurements.

Type 2 diabetes has a long list of complications which often elicit a strong response in people who have been diagnosed. Being so concerned is not necessarily a sorry state to be in because it means the disease is being acknowledged for its potential. Many people live successfully with Type 2 diabetes. Long is the list of risk factors that predispose a person to Type 2 diabetes. Provided these factors are understood, the risk of developing diabetes can be minimized.

Some studies show people who have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes are also at risk for hypothyroidism, where the thyroid gland does not make enough hormone. Low thyroid levels, in addition to other signs and symptoms, can cause weight gain, so it is doubly important for people who are classed as being prediabetic or who have Type 2 diabetes, also have normal thyroid hormone levels.

Proteins are specialized molecules that help your cells to function. They are often called the basic building blocks of our body. Getting enough protein into your eating plan each day is essential for Type 2 diabetics to stabilize their blood sugar levels, sustain as high of a metabolic rate as possible, help with the production of red blood cells that helps increase the oxygen levels in their blood, and repair broken down muscle mass tissue. Sadly, many people with Type 2 diabetes fall short of eating enough protein.

It is almost guaranteed you are missing something in your life. Before you let your mind wander off into all directions, please focus on your health. Is there something you find immediately alarming concerning your well-being? Most people feel there is, even if they are not able to pinpoint it right away. How often do you pause to think deeply about your health anyway? Most people will go years without spending ten minutes contemplating the direction their health is heading. It is unfortunate it is usually not until a debilitating disease surfaces most people have a moment of clarity where they realize their health is more important than previously believed.