What can I do to prevent diabetes in my family?

Answer 1

Encourage regular exercise habbits in your family.

Promote a lower-calorie, low-fat diet. Lots of fruits, sea-foods, chicken, vegetables, etc.

Decrease consumption of unnecessary sugars like Pepsi, etc..

Answer 2

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Answer 3

That depends. Type II, or non-insulin dependent diabetes, is generally caused by a poor diet (high fat, high sugar, low fiber) and is thought to be preventable. Type 1, or insulin-dependent diabetes, is an autoimmune disorder like hypothyroidism or rheumatoid arthritis, and causes are not fully understood. For some reason that research has not been able to determine with type-1 diabetes, the body produces antibodies that attack the insulin producing cells, which then destroys them, and eventually they become unable to manufacture insulin. Type-1 is thought to be genetic. While there is no guarantee that a healthy lifestyle can prevent type-1 diabetes, it is a good practive nonetheless to prevent other illnesses. As far as preventing type-2? Just adopt a healthy lifestyle - increase your physical activity levels and eat healthy (smaller more frequent meals, more fruits, vegetables, and fiber, include healthy fats like olive and fish oils; reduce intake of saturated/animal fats, simple sugars/sweets/candy, and fast/junk food). This doesn't mean NEVER eating your favorite 'bad' foods, but doing so infrequently and in moderation.

Answer 4

If it is Type II Diabetes (Mellitus) you can manage your weight well and eat a healthy diet. Maintaining one's normal weight is the best preventive against Type II Diabetes.

Answer 5

even if you have a genetic predisposition to diabetes you may avoid it by adopting certain dietary laws. as it is very long and drawn out. i will just strongly suggest that you read any material written by DR. ROBERT YOUNG- who has authored many health books- in particular though " PH MIRACLE FOR DIABETES" AND " THE PH MIRACLE"- DR. YOUNG, PHD
has had wonderful success with both type 1and 2 diabetics-!!
(even getting people off of insulin)--this is for real!!

Answer 6

In order to prevent diabetes in your family, you need not to panic to visit a doctor. There are no Allopathic medicines available in the market that will cure the diabetic conditions of humans but they will control the disorder up to certain levels. The disease is developed due to eating disorders and hereditary. In the first place, I have never accepted diabetes as disease but considered it to be a disorder. The medicine is readily available at home in the form of natural products and you need not to go to market to purchase expensive medicines. To keep the sugar level under control, follow my suggestions and see the difference. Drink the juice of one bitter gourd, one cucumber and one tomato on empty stomach in the morning on a regular basis (drink this juice twice a day if you are insulin dependent) until you start feeling relief and your blood sugar level starts decreasing and continue further for a very long time until your sugar level reaches border line. The sugar level will certainly come down. Eat plenty of cucumber before meal to quench your thrust and to fill your empty stomach. Cucumbers are considered and proved to be very good for diabetic patients. Diabetic patients are always hungry to eat but can not eat all. Avoid banana, mango, custard apple and sweets like ice cream, pastry and cold drinks totally. If you are insulin dependent, even eating rice would be very harmful. You can eat fruits like guava, pineapple, pomegranate, papaya, muskmelon and watermelon. Taking one tea spoon fenugreek powder and quarter tea spoon cinnamon powder on empty stomach before breakfast daily would be beneficial to diabetic patients. Regular brisk walking for one hour daily would be the best ideal medicine for diabetic patients. Cut down on non-vegetarian, fast, spicy and oily food, aerated cold drinks and foods rich in calories. Correct bowel movements if constipated. Avoid alcohol and tobacco also. Tea and coffee are also bad for health because the Caffeine promotes calcium excretion from the body and results in calcium loss from the bones. Drink plenty of water daily. Take one tablet of Diabecon (By Himalaya an Herbal Health Care Company in India) twice a day after meal with water, if available in your country as a maintenance dose. Take care and be in good health.

Answer 7

excercise, take vitamins, eat healthy. diabetes run very strongly in my family. i drink plenty of water and eat fruits and veggies.

Answer 8

You cant prevent it but you can try and to eat right and take good care of yourself

Answer 9

Keep sugar intake super low and get enough exercise. Learn about balanced nutrition. Go to: http://www.glycemicindex.com/ to learn about sugars as they occur in foods that don't have added sugar, and learn the differences between "simple carbohydrates" and "complex carbohydrates".

Answer 10

if you are genetically predisposed to having diabetes then the only thing you can do is modify your family's lifestyle.