Is Diabetes a Lifestyle Disease

By: Agatha Carlsson

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Lifestyle and diet activity levels play a vital role in a person’s risk of developing diabetes. Cases of diabetes have been gradually growing all through these years, mainly due to the increase of inactive lifestyle and poor eating habits that have led to obesity problems which affect most of us now. So the answer for the question, is diabetes a lifestyle disease, is surely ‘yes’.

 

Diabetes is a lifestyle disease that has been on the rise in recent times. Study says that there are about 280 million diabetics globally, which is just about 6% of the world's population now. There are 2 major types of diabetes: Type I and II. Of the 2 types, Type II is more ordinary among those with diabetes.

What is Diabetes?

Generally, in the body of a normal healthy person, the insulin secreted from the pancreas helps to regulate the level of blood glucose in the body by driving glucose into the cells within the body. For some group of people who are disposed to Type II diabetes, the cells do not react to insulin, resulting in the pancreas producing even more insulin in response. Over time, their pancreas become overworked and stop producing insulin in total, leaving the blood glucose unregulated in the body and leading to the beginning of Type II Diabetes.

 

 

Is Diabetes a Lifestyle Disease?  

A person inflicted with Type II diabetes is not inclined to the disease because of genes, but is inflicted due to choice of lifestyle. In the matter of fact, some studies have exposed that obese people have more confrontation to insulin in body, and are thus more vulnerable to Type II Diabetes.

So to prevent yourselves from being sufferers of this disease, you need to watch your diet and build up a healthy exercise routine. Because this is true that nowadays, lifestyle of people is becoming more and more inactive.

How to Keep your Body Active?

1. Check with a doctor first to develop a safe movement routine
2. Drink lots of water
3. Do a little movement while watching TV. For e.g. lift hand weights or do leg raises.
4. Play outdoor games with family and friends
5. Take long walks
6. Take stairs as a substitute of elevators and escalators, and walk wherever possible

 

For Office Workers

1. Spend the lunch hour taking a walk or at the gym
2. Walk to the restroom the long way
3. Park the car far away from the main entrance.
4. Go to work on your bike or by walking.
5. Instead of calling or e-mailing them, walk to the coworkers’ offices

For Kids

1. Try a dance video game
2. Offer to walk the neighbor’s dog
3. Ask parents for permission and walk around the neighborhood on foot
4. Go for a bike trip or walk with friends
5. Use a jump rope
6. Join a team at school

Along with these activities, you should also avoid fatty and sugary foods which contribute to high cholesterol, high blood sugar and high blood pressure, the three indicators crucial to diabetes. Prevention is always better than cure. You should oblige to an exercise routine and take these necessary steps to prevent getting Type II diabetes which is caused by inactive lifestyle.

About the Author

 Agatha Carlsson is a medical practitioner based in Sweden. Apart from being a physician, Agatha is also a Diabetes Educator who does lifestyle and food counseling for diabetic patients

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