A balanced diet, with plenty of fruits and vegetables, regular and sustained exercise can slow down or even reverse type 2 diabetes. The condition affects nearly 20 million people in the United States and most commonly affects middle-aged people with a sedentary lifestyle.

 

For those who suffer from type 2 diabetes, following a low-glycemic diet designed to keep blood sugar from rising and doing a few minutes of vigorous exercise a couple times a week may help them keep the disease under control.

 

Another side of the problem is given by the fact that type 2 diabetes comes hand in hand with obesity, which is also triggered by an inactive lifestyle. According to information released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost 90 percent of diabetes are type 2. A patient diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is slowly losing the ability to correctly use insulin in order to convert sugar into energy. As a consequence, the sugar level grows threatening to damage the eye and the kidneys. The high level of sugar can also lead to heart diseases, kidney failure and limb amputations.

 

The condition does not have visible symptoms from the beginning and that is why it is often diagnosed late, when people develop some of the diabetes’ complications such as heart attack, kidney failure, blindness, nerve damage that can precede amputations. Still, specialists have identified a few warning signs of diabetes: an increased appetite, excessive thirst, frequent urination (which leads to loss of sugar in the urine), getting tired easily.