Reducing Risk of Diabetes Through Exercise

A Diabetic Battle of the Bulge by Diane Garcia

Diabetes appears to be written into some people’s genes, but with the right diet and exercise, the disease may never surface, according to a new study.

In the lifestyle modification group, however, even individuals with two copies of the variant were no more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than participants without the variant, the team reports 20 July in the New England Journal of Medicine

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5 thoughts on “Reducing Risk of Diabetes Through Exercise

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  2. Sam

    I agree. My parents have trouble with diabetes and also being overweight. I firmly believe they would be much better of if they started ecersizing and trimming the extra 75 lbs.

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  4. Anonymous

    I agree, by the time I started to take care of my body it was already too late. I have type 2 diabetes and I know that it would have been easy to prevent if I had exercised and dieted.

  5. Anonymous

    The only way to reduce, even to prevent diabetes is to change lifestyle. It includes

    1- diet control
    2- exercise
    3- weight control
    no other things can prevent you from getting diabetes. Diabetes is the most killing disease severe than cancer, if uncontrolled.

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