Type 2 Diabetes and Prevention

Just some facts about Type 2 Diabetes and Prevention!

Type 2 diabetes today is the most common type of diabetes diagnosed in Australia, as the matter of fact over 85% of all people with diabetes suffers from the type 2. This disease is on the rise and according to Australia's Health Report 2010 by the year 2023 Type 2 diabetes is expected to become the leading cause of disease burden on the Australian health system.

In the case of Type 2 diabetes the pancreas produces small amount on insulin but not sufficient amount for your body needs and does not work effectively.  Unfortunately, at this stage there is no cure for Type 2 diabetes but this condition can be initially managed with healthy eating and regular physical activity, more on that shortly.

In case of Type 2 diabetes majority of people affected will not show any symptoms, while some symptoms are often dismissed as just sign of aging, as a result by the time this disease is finally diagnosed it would have progressed to the final stages of disease. Here is the list of some of the symptoms to watch out for: being excessively thirsty, always feeling hungry, tired and lethargic, wounds that heal very slowly, blurred vision, leg cramps, dizzy spells, weight gain.

Surprisingly this awful disease can be prevented in over 60% of the people affected, and healthy lifestyle is the key. Simply not smoking, maintaining healthy weight range and healthy diet can dramatically reduced the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes as well helping to manage the disease.

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