Can exercise and weight loss prevent diabetes?

Question

I'm kinda chubby and I'm trying to lose weight, but I was wondering, does exercise and weight loss help to prevent diabetes? I'm looking for serious answers and I'd love credible links and research if that wouldn't be too much trouble. It just seems so prevalent nowadays, that I want to take the initiative to try and insure that I never get it, but I don't know if there is anything you could do. Will exercise and weightloss work? Thanks. :)

Thanks for all the answers so far. I just want to clarify, I don't have diabetes or anything, but I know with the bit of extra weight, I could potentially be at risk if I were to gain weight, so I just want to lose the little extra I have. Thanks again.

Answer 1

Here is a helpful website, hope it is helpful:

http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/prev/prevention.htm

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Answer 3

U.S. National Institutes of Health say so as follows:

Diabetes Prevention Program

The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) was a major clinical trial, or research study, aimed at discovering whether either diet and exercise or the oral diabetes drug metformin (Glucophage) could prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in people with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT).

The answer is yes. In fact, the DPP found that over the 3 years of the study, diet and exercise sharply reduced the chances that a person with IGT would develop diabetes. Metformin also reduced risk, although less dramatically. The DPP resolved these questions so quickly that, on the advice of an external monitoring board, the program was halted a year early. The researchers published their findings in the February 7, 2002, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

See link below for more.

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Answer 5

Definitely, exercise & diet are the first line for diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, obesity & alot more other diseases.
Be sure that your heart is just ok before you start an exercise program. Being young doesnt mean you dont have a heart problem. At least have a clearance from your cardiologist. I usually ask for a baseline height, weight, blood chemistry such as lipid profile ( total cholesterol, good
( HDL) & bad ( LDL) & the triglycerides) , uric acid, fbs or the fasting blood sugar, creatinine to determine kidney function, cbc, complete blood count to rule out if you are anemic & ecg. Not all doctors will be requesting that I do & have a reason especially if you are overweight or obese or at least 40 years old especially if you have a family history of heart diseases, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia.
There are those patients who dont feel anything & yet they have any of the above mentioned diseases.
Height & weight ( depending on your built) will be important to know what will be your aim. Are you within ideal weight, overweight or obese? Monitor at least once a month. You wont see the difference in weight after a weeks exercise. Continous exercise after 6 weeks ( minimum of at least 30 minutes 3x a week) will give you a better chance of loosing weight.
Even if you arent diabetic or have any of the illness. Start controlling yourself from softdrinks, ice creams, cakes, sweets. If you can drink 8 glasses of water a day then definitely that will be the best. You can eat hamburger, not the quarter pounder or those with a lot of ingredients in it. You can eat pizza , up to 2 slices only, not the whole of the pizza. Be sure to burn out what you are eating! Too much cheese in the diet, such as cheeseburger, pizza, tacos can increase not only your sodium but also your cholesterol. Moderation is the name of the game!
If you arent to exercise dont force yourself to exericise 2 hours at once. You can start with 15-20 minutes on your first day, then increase it later. Start with increasing it to the normal required one, 30 minutes 3x a week. Choose an exercise in which you will enjoy doing! Are you into sports, brisk walking, jogging, playing tennis or badminton, or dancing? Try to think of somebody who is also overweight or obese who desires to look sexier. She or he should be a friend or relative you enjoy being with, why? you wont notice that the time is up! You dont do it out of habit but because you are enjoying it. Loosing 1 lb a week orin 2 weeks at the start will be fine. Dont weigh yourself daily, it will only frustrate you since you wont see changes until it is 1 month.

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prevent is a strong word, but it can definately help prevent diabetes. there is a genetic link to diabetes. but i have seen type 2 diabetics in my pharmacy get completely off medicaton by diet and exercise alone. so yes, it can be possible. the best diet is a balanced one (don't completley cut out a certain group, your body needs it all). smaller but more frquent meals can help boost your metabolism, at the same time keeping your glucose in your body at a more constant level. go to the American Diabetes Organization website for more info (just YAHOO it). hope this helps

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Can exercise and weight loss prevent diabetes?
I'm kinda chubby and I'm trying to lose weight, but I was wondering, does exercise and weight loss help to prevent diabetes? I'm looking for serious answers and I'd love credible links and research if that wouldn't be too much trouble. It just seems so prevalent nowadays, that...

Answer 8

Yes, exercise and weight loss can prevent diabetes,
also if you have diabetes it can keep it under control.

Answer 9

Some people are genetically predisposed to certain ailments, like diabetes. So if you have a family history of it, be aware. But the proper diet and regular exercise can help to stave off the onset of many illnesses, especially when you're younger. I have no specific link to point you to, but utilizing any search engine should help get you some medical evidence. Be healthy!

Answer 10

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