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One of the more potent treatments for diabetes— and more so for prediabetes—would be appropriate amounts of exercise. and is defined by high blood glucose levels that aren’t high enough to be classified as diabetes. Left unmanaged and untreated, type 2 diabetes can lead to complications such as heart disease, blindness and kidney damage. “Being diagnosed with prediabetes is a warning sign. At this stage of blood glucose abnormality, people can definitely make a difference for their future health and whether or not it will include type 2 diabetes,” says Sue McLaughlin, R.D., a certified diabetes educator and president of healthcare and education for the ADA. why exercise matters k Being overweight contributes to diabetes risk, and exercise is essential to your weight-loss efforts. The Diabetes Prevention Program clinical research study showed that people at risk for diabetes can reduce their risk by losing “a modest amount of weight through diet and exercise.” “One of the more potent treatments for diabetes—and more so for prediabetes— would be appropriate amounts of exercise,” says Edward M. Phillips, M.D., coauthor of ACSM’s Exercise Is Medicine: A Clinician’s Guide to Exercise Prescription. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommend 2½ hours a week of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity, or half that of vigorous physical activity. “The challenge is how to get people to do it,” Phillips says. “Americans are more inactive than active. There’s only about one-fourth of the population that fulfills the requirements.” vim & vigor • sp rin g 2 010

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Spring 2010 - North Mississippi

Vim & Vigor - Spring 2010- North Mississippi
Contents
Opening Thoughts
Weight-loss Success Stories
Come See Us
Hit the Links
Excuses, Excuses
Easing the Pressure
Prostate Predicament
On Mended Knees
Imaging IQ
Will Power
Caregiving: A Survival Guide
Form Factors
Wake-Up Call
Stroke of Luck
Weight Matters
History Lesson
Catch the Spirit

Vim & Vigor - Spring 2010 - North Mississippi