Preventing Type 2 Diabetes: Questions For The Doctor

Having diabetes means the glucose (sugar) levels in your blood are too high. Diabetes is a chronic (long-term) condition. Many things can put you at risk for type 2 diabetes. For example, you're more likely to get type 2 diabetes if you're over age 45, you're overweight, or you have prediabetes. People with prediabetes have blood glucose levels higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Having prediabetes increases your risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Diabetes is a leading cause of disability. Death in the United States. Talk with your doctor or nurse about steps you can take to prevent type 2 diabetes. Your doctor may also refer you to a registered dietician. A registered dietician is a health professional who helps people with healthy eating. What do I ask the doctor? When you visit the doctor, it helps to have questions written down ahead of time.

You can also ask a family member or friend to go with you to take notes. Print this list of questions. Take it with you to your next appointment. Am I at risk for prediabetes or type 2 diabetes? Do you recommend that I get tested for prediabetes or type 2 diabetes? What are the warning signs. Symptoms of type 2 diabetes? If I'm overweight, how much weight do I need to lose to lower my risk? What are some healthy ways to lose weight and keep it off? How much physical activity do I need to help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes? What changes can I make to my diet to help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes? Do my blood pressure numbers. Cholesterol levels increase my risk for type 2 diabetes? Can you give me some information about preventing type 2 diabetes to take home with me? Can you refer me to a diabetes prevention program nearby?

Dr Lucio Mos, from San Daniele Cardiology Hospital in Udine, north east Italy said: 'Lifestyle factors are very important for the prognosis of young people with hypertension. In a previous analysis of HARVEST (Hypertension and Ambulatory Recording Venetia Study) we found that coffee was a risk factor for the development of sustained hypertension and that the risk was modulated by the genetic background of the individual. Slow metabolisers of caffeine were at increased risk of hypertension. Our study shows that drinking coffee increases the risk of prediabetes in young adults with hypertension who are slow caffeine metabolisers. The risk is even greater if these individuals are overweight or obese, and if they are heavy drinkers of coffee. Slow caffeine metabolisers are exposed for a longer time to the detrimental effects of caffeine on glucose metabolism. Thus, the effect of coffee on prediabetes depends on two factors, the amount of daily coffee intake and the individual's genetic background. Young-to-middle-age people with hypertension should be aware that coffee consumption may increase their risk of developing diabetes in later life. Genotyping for the CYP1A2 gene polymorphism could help them to better know their risk. The results of the HARVEST study suggest that in patients with hypertension, caffeinated coffee should be considered a dietary risk factor for prediabetes. This risk applies especially to slow caffeine metabolisers. To patients who are overweight or obese.

Drinking more than three cups of coffee a day can double a person's risk of developing diabetes, researchers have today warned. Regularly drinking coffee can increase the risk of prediabetes - the early stage of type two diabetes - in those adults who metabolise caffeine slowly and suffer hypertension, scientists have found. The Italian team studied 1,180 patients aged between 18 and 45, who suffered stage one hypertension - high blood pressure - but not diabetes. They found of the coffee drinkers, 87 per cent drank one to three cups a day, while 13 per cent drank more. The study found 42 per cent of participants were fast metabolisers of caffeine and 58 per cent were slow. Over the course of six years, scientists diagnosed prediabetes in 24 per cent of patients. Moderate coffee drinkers were found to have a 34 per cent increased risk of developing prediabetes. Heavy caffeine addicts faced a 50 per cent heightened risk. Yet the risk of prediabetes linked with coffee intake was increased only in slow caffeine metabolisers.

Pregnant Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer has revealed that she has been diagnosed with gestational diabetes as she approaches her final weeks of pregnancy. The actress, 32, who is expecting her second child with husband Simon Brough in February, shared her diagnosis to Instagram, on Wednesday. Dani posted a photo of her daily blood glucose log book as she asked her followers for their advice. Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar that can develop at any time during pregnancy but is more common in the second or third trimester, usually disappearing after the baby is born. Alongside the image she penned: 'Not quite how I wanted to end this pregnancy but super glad we found out when we did! Newly diagnosed gestational diabetes so any tips are welcome! She penned: 'Not quite how I wanted to end this pregnancy but super glad we found out when we did! Newly diagnosed gestational diabetes so any tips are welcome! This comes after Dani Harmer revealed she was rushed to hospital in the middle of a pantomime performance after experiencing painful contractions. Last month she took to Instagram to reassure her fans her. The baby were 'absolutely fine' after the scare. Dani had been experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions, also known as false labor pains, that typically are not felt until the second or third trimester. Braxton-Hicks contractions are the body's way of preparing for true labor, but they do not indicate that labor has begun. Dani wrote on social media: 'To everyone who has reached out in the last couple of days thanks you so much! Me and baby are absolutely fine! But on Wednesday I had to go to hospital mid show! Turns out it was Braxton Hicks (horrible bloody things by the way). Was told by the doctors to rest up! My plan is to very much return to panto on the 2nd!

1 breakfast habit to get into if you want to lose weight is, drumroll please… Kim Rose, RDN, CDCES, a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified diabetes care and education specialist in Central Florida. When Rose educates her clients on why eating a well-balanced breakfast every day can help them drop pounds, and if they adopt that habit, they usually have much more success. Why eating breakfast supports weight loss. Making a habit of eating breakfast offers a number of health benefits. Eating a healthy, well-balanced breakfast gives you the energy to tackle the day. First of all, breakfast refuels your body and brain after a nighttime fast. That's why what you choose to eat for breakfast is as important a decision as choosing to have breakfast. You want a well-balanced breakfast that includes all three macronutrients-protein, fat, and carbohydrates-to deliver energy slowly over the course of the morning. Breakfast fuels your brain so you can make smart food decisions. Significant research done on school children has documented the negative impact not eating a well-balanced breakfast has on kids' academic performance. And the same is likely true for us adults. A Finnish study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that eating eggs for breakfast regularly enhances cognitive function in middle-aged men. How to build the perfect breakfast. Since she stresses that the composition of breakfast is important for weight loss, we asked Rose to give us her favorite quick-and-easy recipe for a morning meal that contains the three macronutrients: Avocado toast with an over-easy egg on top. But what if there's no time to cook? We're busy people, especially in the morning. How do you make eating a good breakfast a habit when you're running out the door and only have time to grab a premade muffin? Most dieters operate with the law of subtraction. Better to use the law of addition.

Our fasting bodies change how they select which fuel to burn, improving metabolism and reducing oxidative stress. For people with obesity, only one drug (orlistat) is currently available in the UK, and gastric surgery is a relatively rare and expensive alternative. Dietary changes remain the most common intervention used for obese people. Fasting is known to help, but former treatments were based on intermittent starving. Today's intermittent fasting regimes are easier to stick to, and are proven to help remove excess pounds melt away. Scientists have known since the 1940s that intermittent fasting helps us lose weight, and can cut the incidence of diabetes in lab animals. Recent studies have also confirmed that restricting calorie intake could possibly reverse type 2 diabetes in some people. Researchers measured improved pancreatic function. Fewer of the fatty deposits associated with insulin resistance were present in fasting subjects. In animal models, scientists have shown that intermittent fasting has some cardiovascular benefits that appear similar to exercising, such as improving blood pressure and heart rate, and lowering cholesterol. Fasting also appears to aid those with ischemic heart disease. Fasting may even protect the heart by raising levels of adiponectin, a protein that has several important roles in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism and vascular biology. Intermittent fasting is an increasingly popular diet plan that hit the headlines in the run up to Christmas 2012 after the release of a book on the subject. Proponents claim that in addition to weight loss, the diet can lead to longer life, and protection against disease, particularly conditions such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

Intermittent fasting -fasting on a given number of consecutive or alternate days - has recently been hailed as a path to weight loss and improved cardiovascular risk. A team led by James Brown from Aston University has evaluated the various approaches to intermittent fasting in the scientific literature. They searched specifically for advantages and limitations in treating obesity and type 2 diabetes using fasting diets. The basic format of intermittent fasting is to alternate days eating 'normally' with days when calorie consumption is restricted. This can either be done on alternative days, or where two days each week are classed as 'fasting days'. These types of intermittent fasting have been shown in trials to be as effective as or more effective than counting calories every day to lose weight. Evidence from clinical trials shows that fasting can limit inflammation, improve levels of sugars and fats in circulation, and reduce blood pressure.