Type 2 Diabetes - Will This Test Be Used To Predict Who Will Develop Diabetes?
The earlier people know they are likely to develop Type 2 diabetes, the earlier they can begin making lifestyle changes to prevent it.
Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio Hospital in Kuopio, Finland, compared molecules from muscle, liver, and fat cells in people who later either developed Type 2 diabetes or stayed healthy.
Their goal was to discover whether high levels of certain molecules could be a clue as to the future development of Type 2 diabetes.
Their study, reported on in PLoS One during October 2014, took place over almost six years.
It included 8,749 men who were healthy at the start of the study.
A total of...
In the mean time, height to weight ratio and lifestyle are good predictors that are amenable to change.
Body mass index (BMI) indicates weight to height ratio.
To calculate your BMI go to the website at www.
nhlbi.
nih.
gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.
htm and type in your height and weight.
Individuals with...
Big salads full of colorful crunchy veggies will have you filled and nourished and back toward a healthy weight.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, USA, recommend both aerobic and muscle training exercise.
It recommends...
For muscle training they recommend working legs, hip, back, chest, abdomen, and arms on two or more days per week.
Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio Hospital in Kuopio, Finland, compared molecules from muscle, liver, and fat cells in people who later either developed Type 2 diabetes or stayed healthy.
Their goal was to discover whether high levels of certain molecules could be a clue as to the future development of Type 2 diabetes.
Their study, reported on in PLoS One during October 2014, took place over almost six years.
It included 8,749 men who were healthy at the start of the study.
A total of...
- 558 participants developed full-blown Type 2 diabetes, and
- 239 developed heart and blood vessel disease.
- the participants who had high levels of the liver molecule had an 83 percent higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes than did those with low levels of the molecule.
- they also had a 31 percent higher risk of heart and blood vessel disease.
- participants with high levels of muscle and fat cell molecules tended to increase their levels of blood sugar.
In the mean time, height to weight ratio and lifestyle are good predictors that are amenable to change.
Body mass index (BMI) indicates weight to height ratio.
To calculate your BMI go to the website at www.
nhlbi.
nih.
gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.
htm and type in your height and weight.
Individuals with...
- normal weight have a BMI of 18.
5 to 24.
9. - a BMI of 25.
0 to 29.
9 is considered overweight, and - 30.
0 or over is obese. - a BMI of over 24.
9 means you need to lose extra fat.
Big salads full of colorful crunchy veggies will have you filled and nourished and back toward a healthy weight.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, USA, recommend both aerobic and muscle training exercise.
It recommends...
- 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate intensity aerobics, such as walking briskly, or
- 1 hour and 15 minutes of high intensity aerobics, such as running,
For muscle training they recommend working legs, hip, back, chest, abdomen, and arms on two or more days per week.
