Prevent Diabetes in 3 Steps

Liv Hospital Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Specialist Assoc. Dr. Bercem Ayçiçek talked about diabetes and ways to prevent diabetes.

“According to the 2019 data of the International Diabetes Federation; Stating that there are 20 million diabetics in the world between the ages of 79-463, Assoc. Dr. Bercem Ayçiçek, “1/5 of this consists of patients over 65 years old. 46% of diabetics in the world are still undiagnosed. In addition, it is expected that approximately 70 percent of patients with prediabetes (the period before diabetes) will have diabetes in their later years.

Stating that health screenings and check-ups performed by preventive medicine/preventive medicine are of great importance for the prevention of diabetes and stopping its development, “Preventing diabetes by identifying and/or detecting diabetes risk early, trainings on changing an unhealthy lifestyle and drug treatments that may vary according to the person. /delay succeeds at high rates. Thus, chronic organ and system damages such as diabetes-related atherosclerotic heart disease, retinopathy (bleeding at the base of the eye), chronic kidney disease and neuropathy (nerve damage) are highly prevented, thus reducing diabetes-related health expenditures.” he said.

Assoc. Dr. Bercem Ayçiçek has listed 3 items to prevent diabetes:

“Diabetes risk should be detected early”

Every 40 years for all individuals over the age of 3, with a body mass index greater than 25 kg/m2, those with high blood sugar at the border called prediabetes, those with high blood sugar during pregnancy, those who live sedentary, those with diabetes in their family, hypertension, high cholesterol, belly button All individuals with insulin resistance such as polycystic ovary disease, who have excess fat around them, who have fatty liver, and who have insulin resistance should do a diabetes screening without waiting for the age of 40 if they have one of these substances.

“Did you know that your 7 percent excess weight loss in total reduces the risk of developing diabetes by 58 percent?”

In order to prevent/delay the disease, it is critically important to avoid all foods containing refined sugar, as well as to consume plenty of pulpy foods, avoid high-calorie ready-made processed foods such as fast food and soft drinks/non-natural carbonated beverages with high fructose content!

“Targeted physical activity has the power to prevent disease”

Another promising result shown by a considerable number of scientific studies is; It is the disease-preventing power of targeted physical activity. It is very important to implement regular physical exercise programs that include at least 150 minutes of walking per week, as well as not sitting for long periods of time.