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Pre Diabetes Treatments
In most cases, modern doctors and herbalists treat pre-diabetes in similar
ways. The two primary ways to treat pre diabetes is to change your diet and
increase your exercise. Herbalists and natural remedy specialists may go a
step further, however, and suggest herbal supplements which can help with the
weight loss and help control the blood sugar swings.
Diabetes goes hand in hand with obesity, and pre-diabetes often happens in
conjunction with moderate weight gain and sedentary lifestyles. Coupled with
poor eating habits, and it's just a matter of time before many people with
pre-diabetes end up developing full adult onset type two diabetes, along with
many of the side effect health problems that creates.
Estimates currently say that 54 million people in the United States have
pre-diabetes, but studies have been done on the various types of treatments,
and though there are medications available to help delay full diabetes from
developing, the best results have been found to come from losing weight. In
fact, these studies have shown that losing 5-10% of your body weight and
getting moderate exercise for 30 minutes a day produced a 58% reduction in
diabetes for the study participants.
Not only can diet and exercise delay or prevent full diabetes from developing,
but some people are even able to return their blood sugar levels to more
normal levels. Effectively "reversing" the damage done over time.
Proper eating changes to treat pre-diabetes naturally include much of what you
hear for other medical conditions and weight loss goals. Include more fresh
fruits and vegetables in your diet, cut out or drastically reduce sugars and
simple starches, add quality proteins and fats, and include more fiber.
By eating more fruits and vegetables, you're helping your body to get more
fiber naturally. Adding additional fiber is important, though, because
your body's cleansing organs need that fiber to help filter and move solid
wastes out of your system. If you're not able to get additional fiber in your
body from foods, you may want to consider taking a natural fiber supplement
such as flax seeds or psyllium husks.
There are herbs which will help in this respect too. Alfalfa is one herb
which provides your body with high amounts of extra nutrition, plus it acts as
a "broom" within your colon to keep solid waste material moving out regularly.
Increasing the amount of good proteins and fats you eat is important as well,
because these help keep your blood sugar levels more balanced throughout the
day. These foods have the added effect of helping you to feel full and
satiated much longer as well, so you'll end up eating less overall.
You don't have to cut carbohydrates completely from your diet, but this is the
most important area that must be changed to fully affect your body's blood
sugar levels. Simple carbs found in standard white breads, pastas and rice are
treated like sugar in your body, and they cause your blood sugar levels to
spike drastically after eating them. Changing to whole grain breads and
pastas, or brown rice is one way to help minimize those effects.
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