A new paper has found that getting people to join programs that promote healthy diets and daily physical exercises can either prevent or delay type 2 diabetes for patients with an increased risk of developing the metabolic disease.
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The programs focused on teens and adults having “pre-diabetes”, in which blood sugar levels increase but are not high enough to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
The diet and exercise promotion programs included providers or trained laypeople working directly with participants for at least three months, providing counseling, coaching and support over multiple sessions. Physiotherapists, nutritionists, individually tailored diet and exercise programs in addition to specific weight-loss goals were also included in some programs.
(Reuters Health) is that Organized weight loss programs can reduce diabetes for any on the line, based on a brand new professional recommendation. Furthermore, there was also evidence that showed improvement in cholesterol levels and no reports of any long-term harm related to the program. He quickly went on to add that the problem is that when you simply tell someone to adopt healthier diets and spend more time exercising, they typically don’t listen. “If you exercise and eat better, you’ll reduce your risk of developing diabetes”, said Dr. Patrick L. Remington, coauthor of the recommendation statement on behalf of the Task Force.
The study also saw that these programs were more economical for diabetic sufferers.
Dr. Ethan Balk, a professor at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island and lead author of the review paper, explained that diabetes usually affects people that are obese or overweight and lead a sedentary life. Half of people involved in the programs paid less than $700 for each program which had discounts four groups and primary care.
Dr. Remington stressed that this approach is more cost effective than most of the things health experts do, but he also pointed out that it does cost something and it’s not for those looking to save some money. This is the reason why health promotion programs are important.
“I think that the medical community has been so influenced by long term secular trends that they’ve lost confidence in the individual to treat themselves through lifestyle changes”, Balk said.
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These findings are not exactly unexpected, since most research has had similar findings.
