Can your lifestyle affect your diabetes risk?

Did you know that the majority of people suffering from type 2 diabetes could overcome the disease with targeted measures?

What is important?

One factor in particular determines how type 2 diabetes progresses:

Your own lifestyle

According to the latest studies, a change in lifestyle can reverse a type 2 diabetes diagnosis. However, this requires a drastic change in lifestyle. A balanced diet and regular physical activity are essential.

➤ Overweight ➤ Obesity ➤ Type 2 diabetes

How does type 2 diabetes develop?

Type 2 diabetes is caused by a high-sugar diet in combination with too little exercise. The first step is usually taken in childhood. A poor diet and lack of exercise lead to obesity. The body finds it increasingly difficult to process the sugar in the body if the poor diet continues. At some point, insulin sensitivity decreases and the sugar remains in the blood. This can lead to type 2 diabetes in the long term.

It is therefore not surprising that many sufferers can reverse the disease with targeted measures. This has now been proven by a new study published in PLOS One in 2019.

➤ We consume around 40 kg of pure sugar per person every year!

A study brings clarity ...

Last year (2019), a study was conducted in Austria on type 2 diabetes patients. In this study, 930 patients were observed for 3 weeks in a rehabilitation center. During this period, their previous lifestyle was significantly modified and adapted to a healthy lifestyle. Instead of an unhealthy, unbalanced diet and lack of exercise, the motto was: healthy eating and exercise!

The specifications were clearly defined:

• Vegetable and fruit-rich diet with 1,200 to max. 1,600 kcal / day
• Additional physical activity with an energy consumption of at least 400 to 600 kcal / day

After a 3-week switch, it was found that the patients were able to do without many additional antidiabetic drugs and reduce their insulin dose in addition to the usual standard diabetes medication.

After a few weeks, blood pressure also improved by 10 % and the body mass index and abdominal circumference each improved by 3 %.

According to the researchers, the study suggests that changing one's own lifestyle would even be preferable to prescribing a large number of additional antidiabetic drugs. This is particularly because lifestyle modification tackles the root of the problem. Simply treating the symptoms does not solve the actual problem. 

➤ Fight obesity and its consequences with fasting and exercise!

Ways to improve your lifestyle:

General adjustments:

• Avoiding sugar and stabilizing blood sugar levels 
• Fasting for more insulin sensitivity
• Recognize obesity at an early stage
• Don't forget your dental health

What does nature have to offer?

There are a number of remedies that can be used as an adjunct to treatment for diabetes to provide additional and natural relief from the symptoms. These are not medicines, but dietary supplements.

Do you already know ... ?

• R-alpha lipoic acid: R-alpha lipoic acid has an optimal therapeutic effect in diabetes. It improves insulin resistance and protects the nerves from free radicals.
• Diabetes formula The formula acts as a natural blood sugar reducer and as an adjunct to protect against the complications of diabetes.
• Bitter cucumber drops: The 100 % pure bitter cucumber drops have a positive effect on blood sugar levels and promote weight loss.

Conclusion:

The study shows that a person's lifestyle plays a significant role in the development of type 2 diabetes. However, a change in lifestyle with an adapted diet and regular physical activity can just as easily reverse the disease. It is important to stick to the appropriate guidelines and support your own body.

Sources (in English):

Haslacher, H., Fallmann, H., Waldhäusl, C., Hartmann, E., Wagner, O. F. & Waldhäusl W. K. (2019, May). Obesity: outcome of standardized life-style change in a rehabilitation clinic. An observational study. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, 12: 813-820, doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S197495

Haslacher, H., Fallmann, H., Waldhäusl, C., Hartmann, E., Wagner, O. F. & Waldhäusl, W. (2019, December). Type 2 diabetes care: Improvement by standardization at a diabetes rehabilitation clinic. An observational report. PLoS One, 14(12): e0226132, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226132

Evans, J. L. & Goldfine, I. D. (2000). Alpha-lipoic acid: a multifunctional antioxidant that improves [term censored by Google] sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, 2(3):401-13, doi: 10.1089/15209150050194279

Ibrahimpasic K. (2013). Alpha lipoic acid and glycaemic control in diabetic neuropathies at type 2 diabetes treatment. Med Arch, 67(1):7-9.

Joseph, B. & Jini, D. (2013, April). Antidiabetic effects of Momordica charantia (bitter melon) and its medicinal potency. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, 3(2): 93-102, doi: 10.1016/S2222-1808(13)60052-3

Börnhorst, C., Russo, P., Veidebaum, T., Tornaritis, M., Molnar, D., Lissner, L. et al. (2019, May). Metabolic status in children and its transitions during childhood and adolescence-the IDEFICS/I.Family study. International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 5, doi: 10.1093/ije/dyz097