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Article #91: 2 Things That Cannot Be Skipped For Diabetics

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Diabetes can raise the risk of leading to percent reduction in heart or stroke
heart disease. One should not treat this death. People who ran, cycled heavily or
lightly if he or she has confirmed to be jogged in their leisure time were 33
diabetic. Besides medications, urine test percent less likely to die as compared to
and exercise are the two things that 17 percent drop in risk for moderate
cannot be skipped. Why? Please read on. exercisers.
When one has diabetes, he or she will be The study reviewed data on 3,316 people
monitored by testing blood sugar instead aged 25 to 74 who had type-2 diabetes who
of the normal urine test. However, had filled out extensive surveys on their
patients having diabetes and high blood health and leisure habits. They defined
pressure make them more susceptible to light commuting as using motorized
kidney damage. This is because studies transportation, moderate commuting as
have shown that hypertension and diabetes walking or bicycling up to 29 minutes
are the leading causes for kidney failure daily and active commuting as walking or
in United States and Japan, the two cycling 30 minutes or more a day. Light
countries with the highest kidney failure leisure activity included reading or
rate in the world. watching television while moderate
A urine test, in which a special test activity included more than 4 hours each
strip is dipped into a urine sample, will week of walking, cycling or light
reveal if the urine has abnormal amounts gardening.
of microalbuminuria or albumin, a Type-2 diabetes can be prevented or at
protein. A positive result could be an least postponed by physical activity and
early indication of kidney failure. Early a healthy diet. These people, therefore,
detection can help the patient's need to look for ways to build activity
condition through lifestyle changes and into their work, their commuting to and
medication. from work and also their leisure time.
High-risk patients with diabetes and Physical activity during commuting is one
hypertension should be screened annually of the easiest, least-time consuming ways
for microalbuminuria, which is to promote health.
hassle-free and affordable. Moreover, Hopefully the above finding could change
treatment is available if the condition the perspective of people who too often
is detected. think only of leisure-time physical
Moderate exercise such as walking or training or other aerobic activities.
cycling to work every day, can help keep Former Heart Surgeon Reveals ... How to
people with diabetes alive, though more prevent and even reverse heart disease -
vigorous exercise help, too. A Finnish without drugs or surgery. Read more about
research, published in 2004 in the Dr Robert's confession at:
American Heart Association journal Feel free to use this article on your
Circulation, reported that moderately website or ezine as long as the following
active work was associated with a 9 information about author/website is
percent reduction in cardiovascular death included.
and active work was associated with 40






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