If pre-diabetes is kept under control with diet and exercise, can it be cured or will I always be prone to diabetes and have to be careful forever?
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If pre-diabetes is kept under control with diet and exercise, can it be cured or will I always be prone to diabetes and have to be careful forever?
Diabetes is a progressive disease. It will worsen over time.
I'm assuming you're genetically predisposed to diabetes?
My father's a diabetic and so is my grandfather, so I have a higher risk of being a diabetic, so I usually watch what I eat and try to exercise regularly.
There is no "cure" or 100% prevention for diabetes. So if you're careful, you may be able to prevent becoming a diabetic, but there is no single point where if you've exercised and dieted enough, you're no longer at risk for diabetes.
You will always have to be relatively careful, but this doesn't mean that the world is going to end. Just simply watch your sugar intake and exercise as often as you can.
My grandfather had it. I have high blood pressure and I'm surprised that I have to be so careful about sugar because I don't even like sweets and I'm thin, take good care of myself and have no bad habits. Just bad genes I guess.
Sugar doesn't come just from sweets. Believe it or not, potatoes contain starch that turns to sugar when digested.Quote:
Originally Posted by earl237
You can fight back a little better by looking up the "glycemic index" of foods. You want to limit those foods with a high glycemic index and don't have a meal containing all of them.
It may or may not help, but it's a major component of a diabetic diet.
you don't just get it from eating sweets... do Google search on how a person gets diabetesQuote:
Originally Posted by earl237
don't forget not all potatoes are the same... I believed sweet potatoes are good for t2 diabetesQuote:
Originally Posted by J_9
No one gets diabetes from eating sweets, and sweet potatoes are higher in carbohydrates than other kinds.Quote:
Originally Posted by forester2kcc
Once diagnosed with diabetes, it will not go away; unless it is gestational diabetes, in that case once the woman is no longer pregnant the diabetic condition is gone, too.
People with Type 2 are predisposed due to genetics and life style, mostly genetics. If others in your family have it, you're at risk and then a healthier life style may prevent it, but sometimes even that isn't enough. It is a condition where your body is not utilizing the insulin it makes.
Type 2 can be controlled with diet and exercise. The best diet is low carb, high protein and regular exercise like walking is fine. Even if these steps are followed, unfortunately at some point it will likely progress to the point of needing medication. And, no, it's certainly not the end of the world.
People with Type 1 diabetes, like my daughter, who was 2 at the time she was diagnosed, did not get it from eating sweets! It is inherited. The pancreas stops producing insulin all together. She needs insulin injections and always will, along with a low carb diet and regular exercise.
Watch the amount of carbs you take in. Carbs are in almost everything except proteins.
Besides the obvious sugary deserts, carbs are in fruits, breads, sauces, juice and vegetables. These need to be limited. Your carb intake should mostly be from vegetables and small amounts of fruit and healthy grains. White flour should be avoided. You need carbs for energy, just watch what foods you are getting them from. It sounds harder than it is. Once you get used to eating healthy, you'll see it's not so bad. Good luck to you
Type 2 is aviodable it ccomes down to diet and exercise get yourself a great GI index book and eat from the low GI items this will put less load on the bodies insulin systems
A great book that has helped me a lot is The Calorie King, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter. It includes a Diabetes Diet GuideQuote:
Originally Posted by gbgb
Life style (obesity and no exercise) triggers the genetic elements that cause Type 2.
Just like a virus (common cold) triggers the genetic elements that cause Type 1.
thnkx a lot... I just posted a question about t2, just search my username...Quote:
Originally Posted by Survivor07
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