with the rise of fast food chains and the consumption of preservatives, it is really no wonder type 2 diabetes is a common disease plaguing the world.
Your own diagnosis of type 2 diabetes may have come as a shock to you, but you will move past this natural grieving period.
It is then time to accept you have a serious condition and will need to learn something about type 2 diabetes...
although not curable it is controllable.
Good self management requires education, and then the application of effort and patience.
Firstly, type 2 diabetes is characterised by high blood sugar levels and a number of risk factors are known to be associated with this fact.
It most frequently strikes men and women who:
- have a family history of type 2
- are over forty years of age
- are overweight
- have sedentary lifestyles
- eat high fat diets
- deal with large amounts of physical and emotional stress
are recognised risk factors.
Receiving a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes does not mean you cannot live a rich, full productive life.
Why not see it as a challenge, one that can become a turning point in your life? One where you learn about and manage many aspects of your condition.
Unfortunately type 2 cannot be cured with a prescription for a medication or even by having surgery.
It requires your full participation...
at the center of this is a healthy eating plan.
Without this nothing else will work...
this is the foundation of you conquering:
- weight loss
- reducing your blood sugar levels
- lowering your blood pressure
- reducing your cholesterol levels
You must chose to accept these recommendations.
One good thing about type 2 diabetes is that now you know the diagnosis you can make a huge impact on it's direction.
You are in control not type 2 diabetes.