Diabetic Diet For Elderly
- Type 2 diabetes Diet - Lifestyle Changes
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Symptoms
- Complications
Treatment
Management of Pre-Diabetes
Treatment of pre-diabetes is very important. Research shows that lifestyle and medical interventions can help prevent, or at least delay, the progression to diabetes, as well as lower their risk for heart disease.
- The most important lifestyle treatment for people with pre-diabetes is to lose weight through diet and regular exercise. Even a modest weight loss of 10 - 15 pounds can significantly reduce the risk of progressing to diabetes.
- Patients should have an...
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Type 2 diabetes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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