Pre-diabetic Diagnosis – How to Change Your Life
The rising number of people, both young and old, who are being diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes is alarming, and the health community is rushing not only to increase awareness of the issue, but also to aid in combating it. Type 2 diabetes is the only kind which can be reversed through a program of diet and exercise, but it requires that a life-change occur and in order to alter a lifetime of poor eating and exercise behaviors one must be diligent and work hard at adopting a new lifestyle program.
The American Diabetes Association has been preaching about the dangers of being diagnosed with either pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body does not or cannot produce sufficient insulin, or that the insulin is not being used by the body properly. This results in the body storing glucose as fat rather than using it up as energy. Some of the potential ramifications from having pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes are: heart disease or stroke, kidney disease, gum disease, blindness and poor circulation which in itself can lead to a whole host of other problems.
Patients have long been frustrated by hearing the all too familiar 'diet and exercise' as a way to prevent the onslaught of type 2 diabetes, or being handed off to a nutritionist who shows you that a serving of meat is the same size as a deck of cards and teaches you how to count your carbohydrates. As an answer to millions of prayers, a program has been developed in conjunction with the ADA which aids in the managing of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
Kathy Smith is the award winning creator of 'Project You' who has now created a revolutionary new program called You! Type 2, which works in tandem with the ADA's mission to prevent and cure diabetes. The fitness diva has created this system to be an all inclusive type 2 diabetes management program containing exercising videos, eating tips, journaling, a cookbook, meal cards and more. The program conforms to the ADA's strict dietary guidelines for type 2 diabetics, but is made user friendly. Thousands of pages of documentation on how to manage type 2 diabetes have been boiled down into one fun to use program.
Of course, no new diet or exercise program should be commenced without first discussing it with a health care professional, but most will agree that adding more exercise and watching your diet are necessary fundamentals to staving off the symptoms of, or even reversing a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Being told you are pre-diabetic is not the end of the world but a wake up call allowing for the opportunity to embrace a healthy lifestyle program.
