Not its not a new radio station but very recent research
indicating a link between Vitamin D deficiencies and diabetes….try saying that
fast 3 times.
The recent US Endocrine Society’s 94th Annual
General meeting in Houston found interesting relationships between where a low
level of vitamin D in the blood and the presence of the metabolic syndrome,
which is a group of risk factors that increases the risk of heart disease and
Type 2 diabetes. People with the highest blood levels of vitamin D had a 48
percent lower risk of having the metabolic syndrome than did those with the
lowest vitamin D levels, the authors reported.
“This association has been documented before, but our study
expands the association to people of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds,”
said the lead author, Joanna Mitri, MD, a research fellow at Tufts Medical
Center in Boston
More scary is the startling amount of people with abnormally
high blood sugar levels, known as pre-diabetes. It is estimated 79 million
Americans ages 20 or older out of
population of approximately 320 million (figures from the Centres for
Disease Control and Prevention).
A similar situation is probably emerging within Australia
given the growing obesity rates and increasing cases of diabetes (some 275
people per day or 100,000 per year as quoted by Diabetes Australia).
Many people are unaware of the symptoms of diabetes. They
are
·
feeling more tired than usual
·
urinating more often
·
blurred vision
·
dry & itchy skin
·
slow healing sores
·
leg cramps
·
tingling and numb feet
Preventative measures include
·
Be aware of meal portion sizes
·
Chew slower
·
Maintain a healthy waist measurement (men less
than 94 cm, women less than 80 cm)
·
Drink more water and less alcohol (empty
calories)
·
Eat real food (food grown by a plant NOT made in
a plant)
·
Get active 30 minutes 5 times per week
Tip to remember: diabetes is a preventable lifestyle
disease..it can be prevented by each of us…if we take responsible action.
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