Weight management in diabetes is extremely important, it is all about managing blood sugar levels and carbohydrate consumption.
Diabetes is caused due a persons pancreas being unable to process certain sugars and carbohydrates through their system, which in turn increases the glucose in their blood. The term used for the measure of glucose in blood is glycemia. It is important for a person with diabetes to check the glucose level in their blood regularly throughout the day and especially if they feel any changes to how they are usually.
The reasons for anyone getting diabetes is varied but unfortunately in the 21st Century the major contributing factor is being overweight. Although generic links to the disease does make one more susceptible in these modern times we are finding more and more cultures not normally affected by diabetes now becoming victim to this disease. This is being attributed to our fast food addiction and our poor weight management culture.
It has been proven that overweight people with Type II diabetes can in some cases rid themselves of this disease by simply losing weight. This can be achieved by beginning with a strong resolve and maintaining a strict diet closely watching the carbohydrate and sugar intake mixed with a healthy exercise regime.
Weight management in diabetes is one of the most important areas of treating diabetes, it is the first method, when first diagnosed as a risk or diagnosed with Type II diabetes, that should be used in treating this disease which is close to epidemic proportions.
The reversal effect will only be effective with people who contracted the disease due to being overweight, those who contacted diabetes from a generic disposition - Type 1 diabetes - unfortunately cannot reverse the condition once diagnosed they will be a diabetic for life.
Weight management in diabetes can have other effects on a person as well as eliminating the disease; by eating wholesome foods, eliminating carbohydrates especially those high on the glycemic index, it can also decrease their chances of developing other health issues as well. Just as important is the need to increase exercise levels, as active muscles make the elimination of blood glucose more effective than idle muscles do.
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by Alison McKenzie