Diabetes
Is Diabetes Reversible?
Type 2 diabetes is almost always preventable
and even reversible through diet and
lifestyle changes. Like other leading killers—
especially heart disease and high blood
pressure—type 2 diabetes is an unfortunate
consequence of dietary choices. However,
there is hope if you have diabetes.
Through lifestyle changes, you may be able
to achieve a complete remission of type 2
diabetes, even if you have been suffering for
decades.
Facts to Know
- Approximately 84 million American adults—
more than 1 out of 3—have prediabetes.
Of those adults, 90% don’t know they have it. Prediabetes puts you at increased risk of
developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease,
and stroke.
- Prediabetes puts you at increased risk of
developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease,
and stroke. As many as 1 in 3 U.S. adults could have
diabetes by 2050 if current trends persist,
according to a new analysis from the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Current trends suggest that 1 in 3 children
born after 2000 will receive a type 2
diabetes diagnosis (for Hispanic children,
that increases to 1 in 2). Each American consumes an average of
185 pounds of added sugar and
sweeteners each year.
- Soft drinks are responsible for most of
the added sugar in the American diet. One
can of soda contains about 11 teaspoons
of sugar.
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This information provided by our experts at the Lifestyle Medicine Center.