Lake Mary Doctors Discuss Ways to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease that affects more than 24 million Americans. Less than half of the people affected by this disease aren’t aware they even have it. It’s the leading cause in blindness, kidney failure, creates circulation problems and increases the chance of heart disease. What many people don’t know is that type 2 Diabetes is highly preventable.
Diabetes takes place when the body can’t use the insulin it produces or it can’t make enough of it. Type 2 Diabetes, unlike Type 1 can take years to develop. It begins to attack the muscle cells and in result other cells in the body stop responding to the insulin signal to absorb glucose. In return the body starts producing more and more insulin to signal the response. Eventually the insulin producing cells get exhausted and start to fail and that introduces Type 2 Diabetes.
Although Type 2 Diabetes can be an inherited disease, making a few lifestyle changes can lower you risk of obtaining the disease.
The key to helping prevent development of diabetes is simple. Stay healthy and active. Keep your diet balanced and get rid of all the unhealthy activities in your life and you will be on your way of decreasing the risk of getting Type 2 Diabetes. If you have any questions or would like to come in for a visit to discuss your diabetes, call and make an appointment with our Lake Mary doctors today.
Sunstate Medical Associates, Lake Mary, FL
Phone (appointments): 407-318-2843 | Phone (general inquiries): 407-333-3303
Address: 758 North Sun Drive, Suite 104, Lake Mary, FL 32746