What are some things I can do to prevent diabetes?

Answer 1

There is no way to prevent type 1 Diabetes. It is genetic. There is no cure for type 1 diabetes. It is commonly passed on to your children. It is genetic. You cannot prevent type 1 diabetes. You can prevent type 2 diabetes with diet and excercise. You can reverse Type 2 diabetes with diet and excercise. Some people are genetically more likely to get diabetes. To prevent type 2 diabetes, eat healthy and excercise. For more information on diabetes go to www.jdrf.com A person that i know has type 1 diabetes and they had a hard time with it but i am very sorry you can not cure type 1. The scientests at jdrf are tring to find a way to cure it though. What causes type 1 diabetes is when your pancreise fails. The cause of type 2 diabetes is where you are overweight. To cure type 2 you can inprove your diet and exersize. There is no cure to type 1, saddly but scientests are tring to find one. I have type 1 diabetes and if you have any questions, I can answer them with fact, and personal experiance. t get more info about me or diabetes, or to ask me a question aout it go to my site http://diabetesgirl.wetpaint.com

Answer 2

Diabetes is not always preventable'
There are mainly two types of diabetes: insulin dependent or IDDM and non-insulin dependent or NIDDM.IDDM starts at an early age and requires insulin for its control. It may be inherited and is not preventable
NIDDM usually starts at the ages of 30-50 and can have a genetic pre-disposition. However, many lifestyle factors decide if it will manifest and when. Hence it is also called a lifestyle disease. Factors predisposing to it are obesity, lack of exercise, and diet rich in carbohydrates and fats. There is also a stage before diabetes when the blood sugars are not high enough to label the patient as diabetic but can act as a warning signal. this is called pre-diabetes.
thus with a healthy diet, regular exercise it may be possible to prevent or atleast delay the onset of diabetes especially .NIDDM>
There is also what is called secondary and tertiary prevention. Secondary prevention is taking of medicines regularly by a diabetic and adopting all other measures that will keep the blood sugar in the desirable range. Tertiary prevention is the prevention of the complications of diabetes like heart and kidney disease.

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EDIT: Not to debate the above response as it is all true... but not all IDDM start young. The pancreas can break down rapidly fro many reasons such as injury, shock, stress or substance abuse. This need not apply to obesity, poor lifestyles, lack of exercise or bad diets. Diabetes need not begin a "condition" but more of a degradation of the pancreas from a multitude of reasons.

The strangest story I've heard is a person getting stung (on the backside) by a strange insect in the jungle. The toxins from this insect caused the pancreatic cells to degenerate irreversibly forcing an insulin dependency.

Answer 3

Avoiding sweets and eating right can help cut the risk of developing diabetes. However, one cannot always prevent getting diabetes.

Answer 4

You should be concerned. If you don't change your diet your future will not be bright.

You just have to change your diet and it's not as hard as you think.

You need to adopt a low carbohydrate /ketogenic diet. I was in the same boat

as you 18 months ago, so I know it can be done. Today my blood sugar is normal

and I don't take any medicine! Here are some tips to help you get started.

jathunge850@gmail.comMail me for more information.