{"id":1947,"date":"2012-06-11T16:11:34","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T16:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medic8.com\/news\/?p=1947"},"modified":"2012-06-11T16:11:34","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T16:11:34","slug":"approach-to-diabetes-treatment-needs-to-be-early-and-aggressive-3268","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medic8.com\/news\/approach-to-diabetes-treatment-needs-to-be-early-and-aggressive-3268\/","title":{"rendered":"Approach to Diabetes Treatment needs to be “Early and Aggressive”-3268"},"content":{"rendered":"

Researchers in America have called for an \u201cearly and aggressive\u201d approach to try and battle type 2 diabetes \u2013 one of the most common chronic conditions in both America and the UK.<\/p>\n

According to a study published in The Lancet <\/em>patients who display signs of pre-diabetes should be treated as quickly as possible to restore stable blood glucose levels and prevent the development of diabetes.<\/p>\n

It is estimated that around 7.2 million people have pre-diabetes in the UK and almost 80 million people have symptoms in the USA. Type 2 diabetes is not just dangerous in its own right \u2013 it is also associated with an increased risk of life-threatening heart disease and strokes. Many cases of diabetes also go undiagnosed for a long time and increase the risk of complications and long-term damage.<\/p>\n

In many cases of pre-diabetes, symptoms can be reversed and normal blood glucose levels restored by lifestyle changes, including doing more exercise and eating a healthy, balanced diet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The research study, which was conducted by the US Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group, aimed to determine how effective early treatment was in preventing the development of type 2 diabetes. Researchers followed 1,900 people with symptoms of pre-diabetes and found that those who managed to restore their blood sugar levels to normal through exercise and diet were 56 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes during the six year study period.<\/p>\n

Dr Leigh Perreault, lead author of the study, said that the results showed that it was extremely beneficial to try and restore blood glucose levels to normal in patients with pre-diabetes and health experts have described the findings of the study as \u201cclinically important\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Researchers in America have called for an \u201cearly and aggressive\u201d approach to try and battle type 2 diabetes \u2013 one of the most common chronic conditions in both America and the UK. According to a study published in The Lancet patients who display signs of pre-diabetes should be treated as quickly as possible to restore […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":888008809,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[422,1337,1205,1183,1184],"class_list":["post-1947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-health","tag-diabetes","tag-diabetes-treatment","tag-diet-and-exercise","tag-pre-diabetes","tag-type-2-diabetes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t