blood sugar levels that often develops into diabetes within 10 yearsbut only 4% of people
know it. What's worse, of those who are aware, less than half really tried to reduce their risk by
losing weight, eating less, and exercising more.
These are just a few of the good-for-you habits that can reverse prediabetes and ensure you never
get the real thing, which can mean a lifetime of drugs and blood sugar monitoring, an increased
risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, and other scary health threats. Read on for 10 healthy
lifestyle habits everyone can start today.
Pick up the right appetizer
May we recommend the salad? Eating greens with a vinaigrette before a starchy entre may help
control your blood sugar levels. In an Arizona State University study, people with type 2 diabetes
or a precursor condition called insulin resistance had lower blood sugar levels if they consumed
about 2 tablespoons of vinegar just before a high-carb meal. "Vinegar contains acetic acid, which
may inactivate certain starch-digesting enzymes, slowing carbohydrate digestion," says lead
researcher Carol Johnston, PhD.
In fact, vinegars effects may be similar to those of the blood sugarlowering medication
acarbose (Precose). Before you eat that fettuccine, enjoy a salad with this dressing: Whisk 3
tablespoons vinegar, 2 tablespoons flaxseed oil, 1 clove garlic (crushed), 1/4 teaspoon honey, 3
tablespoons yogurt, and salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. (Makes four 2-tablespoon
servings.)
Ditch Your Car
Walk as much as you can every day. You'll be healthiereven if you don't lose any weight
People in a Finnish study who exercised the mostup to 4 hours a week, or about 35 minutes a
daydropped their risk of diabetes by 80%, even if they didnt lose any weight. This pattern
holds up in study after study: The famed Nurses' Health Study, for example, found that women
who worked up a sweat more than once a week reduced their risk of developing diabetes by
30%. And Chinese researchers determined that people with high blood sugar who engaged in
moderate exercise (and made other lifestyle changes) were 40% less likely to develop full-blown
diabetes.
Why is walking so wonderful? Studies show that exercise helps your body utilize the hormone
insulin more efficiently by increasing the number of insulin receptors on your cells. Insulin helps
blood sugar move into cells, where it needs to go to provide energy and nutrition. Otherwise it
just sloshes around in your bloodstream, gumming up blood vessel walls and eventually causing
serious health problems.
Be a Cereal Connoisseur
Selecting the right cereal can help you slim down and steady blood sugar. A higher whole grain
intake is also linked to lower rates of breast cancer, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and
strokeand cereal is one of the best sources of these lifesaving grains, if you know what to shop
for.
Some tips: Look for the words high fiber on the box; that ensures at least 5 g per serving. But
don't stop there. Check the label; in some brands, the benefits of fiber are overshadowed by the
addition of refined grains, added sugar, or cholesterol-raising fats.
Decode the grains: Where that fiber comes from matters too, so check the ingredient list to find
out exactly what those flakes or squares are made from. Millet, amaranth, quinoa, and oats are
always whole grain, but if you dont see whole in front of wheat, corn, barley, or rice, these
grains have been refined and arent as healthy.
Watch for hidden sugar: The "total sugars" listing doesnt distinguish between added and
naturally occurring sugars; the best way to tell is scan the ingredients again.
The following terms represent added sugars: brown sugar, corn sweetener, corn syrup,
dextrose, fructose, high fructose corn syrup, invert sugar, maltose, malt syrup, molasses, sugar,
and sucrose. Skip cereals that list any of these within the first three ingredients (which are listed
by weight).
sugar levels.
Vinegar contains acetic acid, which may inactivate certain starch-digesting enzymes,
daydropped their risk of diabetes even if they didnt lose any weight.
Studies show that exercise helps your body utilize the hormone insulin more
stable.
Spice up your life
- Compounds in cinnamon may activate enzymes that stimulate insulin receptors.
The sweet spice has shown to help lower cholesterol and triglycerides, blood fats
that may contribute to diabetes risk.
Unwind Every Day
- Chronic stress can send blood sugar levels soaring.
- Simple relaxation exercises and other stress management moves can help you gain
control over blood sugar levels
Keep good company
- Researchers examined what role household status played in the progression of
impaired glucose tolerance to diabetes among 461 women, ages 50 to 64, and found
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There are 10 ways for us to get away from diabetes. Firstly, we should pick up the right
appetizer. We can ditch our car by walk to everywhere. Besides, we can Indulge coffee cravings
because caffein can boost our metabolism. We must ditch drive-thru because fast food brings a
lot of effect to our health. We can eat some sweet spice daily to help lower cholesterol and
triglycerides, blood fats that may contribute to diabetes risk. Furthermore, we should unwind
ourself everyday. It is because stress might increase the blood sugar levels. To get away from
diabetes, we must keep good company and avoid alone. We also must do the blood test
regularly to ensure that our sugar level is on normal.
The reason that i have selected in this article 2 because the news about the diabetes
among teenagers have increased. Through this article, it can show to them how to get
away from the diabetes. If all of us do the step above, we sure can defend the diabetes
and live in life peacefully. The teenagers always think that earn more money or get the
good result is the main point in their future life. Therefore, they have already forgotten
the importance of healthy lifestyle. Some of them keep on burning night oil and it caused
them to eat some dessert or fast food to maintain energy. As long as possible, it caused
them get diabetes.
Another reason that i chose this article because i want to encourage all the teens
to be more concern on their health. It is not a joke. The diabetes can caused someone
death if we do not take action.