At Bay with Lifestyle Modifications

Yes, I fully agree with you. So many youngsters these days sit at their computers for hours and are rarely out and about with their friends. I often wish that I had had a computer when I was a kid, but I was out most of the time. I would travel to my friends houses usually riding on my bike and often we would go horse riding or exploring the forests that were around.. All stuff that kept me active and I was fit as a fiddle. Nowadays, I can feel my health deteriorate, partly because I am getting older, but also because I don't think I am so active as I used to be, so I tending to walk more now rather than take the car, and have gotten myself some exercise machines that I have disciplined myself to use every day. It's making a difference, and I aim now to continue and make it a part of my daily life. - Derek

Diabetes type 2 is spreading very rapidly in Australia, and you are correct, it is nearky always life style related. My ex husband was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes two years ago. Within 2 weeks, I had got his sugar level down to an acceptable level. I did this entirely with dietry chasnges.The main issue, as you rightly pointed out, was carbohydrates. I greatly reduced the consumption of potatoes, rice and pasta. I increased other vegetables. I slightly decreased his meat. I couldnt do much about bread quantities for his lunch, as he could mostly only eat sandwiches at work. Sometimes I was able to buy low GI bread. Anyway, it all worked. Now we are separated I have no idea what he is eating, probably a load of rubbish.

Yes, I totally agree with you. It is so sad that now younger and younger people are diagnosed with this insidious disease. Believe me it is no laughing matter. I am diabetic, although I was diagnosed late in life for which I am grateful. However, it now takes all my time to manage this disease and I see people in the prime of their lives who had to quit their jobs due to complications of diabetes. Those complications are manifold. The disease can affect your kidneys, your heart, your feet, your eyes and cause strokes. You never know which organ will be attacked next. My time is now spent at doctors' offices and at excercise classes just to maintain the status quo and not suffer serious setbacks. I don't know how young people will be able to cope with it.

Thanks for sharing these tips with us. I hope to get health insurance soon so I can be seen by a doctor and have some tests ran to see if I am a diabetic or not. I sure hope not.