Very few people realize the profound effect that weight has
on diabetes. Even instances of gestational diabetes are much greater in
patients that are overweight than in those that are not. Type 2, or adult onset
diabetes is more commonly found in overweight people than those that are within
their ‘ideal’ weight ranges.
In fact, almost 90% of those with Type 2 diabetes
are overweight. If you are suffering from Type 2 diabetes, the best gift you
could possibly give yourself just might be the gift of getting your weight
under control. Among those that suffer from Type 2 diabetes almost 40% have
high blood pressure, which is another condition that is believed to be
exacerbated by excess weight. Being overweight might also lead to a condition
known as insulin resistance in which the body no longer responds to the insulin
that is needed to assist the body in using sugar and glucose as fuel on a
cellular level.
There are some things you can do to help yourself out if you
have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes or labeled at risk for this
devastating condition. First of all, take off the pounds. I know this is much
easier said than done. Dieting is never easy and rarely fun for the average
person. However, if you do not begin to take drastic steps toward procuring the
best possible health for yourself you may not be able to enjoy the quality of
life you had planned for your golden years. Let your condition be your
motivation and make plans to enjoy watching your grandchildren and great grandchildren
graduate college.
Fight it standing up. Don’t sit down and let Diabetes
control you. Stand up and take control of your body back. This is a fight to
the finish and if you let it, diabetes will be your end. If you fight it
standing up, lose the weight, get out there and exercise, listen to the
doctor’s orders and follow them. Find the strength within you to battle this
disease head on. You’ll be amazed at what happens when you decide to stand up
and fight for your health.
Get active. Find activities that you enjoy and get out there
and do them. Don’t make those activities passive activities either. Even if
it’s just going out to play shuffleboard everyday get out there and play. Enjoy
your time in the sun. Pick flowers with the little ones. Take up golf. Do
whatever it takes to get up and moving each and every day in order to remember
why you want to live forever in the first place.
Watch what you eat. Garbage in, garbage out, right? You have
strict dietary requirements once you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes. This
means that you absolutely must follow your dietary restrictions. Learn to live
within those limits in order to live and enjoy life to the fullest you can. The
amazing thing is that there are all kinds of foods available that are friendly
to those with diabetes that weren’t around just a few short years ago. It is
quite possible to live and eat quite nicely with diabetes if you stick to your
plan. The most important thing about dieting with diabetes is that you never
lose sight of how crucial it is to do so.
