Diabetes

In the United States there is a health epidemic in that many are unhealthy, obese and eat a poor diet. The unfortunate result of this is type 2 diabetes. This disease has become an epidemic in the U.S. as it afflicts millions of individuals. As of 2012, twenty-one million Americans were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. In 1997, that number was approximately five million. Several million more are most likely living with the disease but have not been diagnosed. The majority of these individuals develop type 2 diabetes in their adult years by poor diet and lack of exercise. These people are all most likely predisposed genetically to becoming diabetic and that poor health has caused the onset of the disease. In some cases, this can be reversed by a change in diet, weight loss and increased physical activities. In other cases, type 2 diabetics can improve their quality and length of life through the use of blood glucose sustaining medication in addition to diet change and adopting a regular physical exercise routine.

Diabetes does not have to be a death sentence! With proper nutritional support and exercise, one can live a full life with diabetes. Most commonly, diabetes needs to be maintained with insulin and certain prescription medications but by adding to that a healthy lifestyle, a diabetic improves their chances of an increased life expectancy as well as a delay of many issues that can come with diabetes including vision problems and neuropathy.

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