Weight Control for Type 2 Diabetes

Weight Control for Type 2 Diabetes

The American Diabetes Association recommends that patients with a small but steady weight loss from 1 to 2 pounds per week. Most patients are following a diet, at least the 1000 - 1200 kcal/ day for women and 1200 - 1600 kcal/ day for men.

Even if he only weight loss may be risk factors for heart disease and diabetes. There are many approaches to diet and numerous requests for huge success with different dietary habits mode. It is especially to restrict calories, low-fat/high-fiber, or rich in proteins and fat / low carb. It seems that people react differently May in the diet after that her weight in the abdomen.

Learning changes in dietary habits, physical activity, and the attitude to diet and weight are responsible for the management of weight. Unfortunately, many people can lose weight initially, it is very difficult, the loss of weight. People with Type 2 Diabetes May an especially difficult time. Here are some general suggestions that May be useful:

* Start with realistic goals. When overweight people to achieve even modest weight loss, the risk factors in the center. Ideally, patients should be overweight, 15% weight loss or better, especially for people with type 2 diabetes.
* Software for the regular exercise is important, the loss of weight. If there are no prohibitions on health, which is pleasant. A medical doctor about all.
* A small hunger should not be considered as signals to eat. In the stomach, was supported by a large meal, the hunger signal for the large quantities of food until its size is reduced over time with smaller meals.
* Be honest, how much to eat, and follow the calories. Studies on the control of the weight of the self-evaluation of food intake often show that the themes bad bad judge of how much they eat (usually under high calorie content of food and the over-valuation and low-calorie, food). In one study, which also specializes diet low caloric intake by 10%. People who are not concerned with assessing what they eat tend to overlook the excess calories if they think that they are on a diet.
* For all patients, not weight with diet alone through weight loss, drugs that are currently available, including Sibutramine (Meridia) and orlistat (Xenical). Orlistat May increased benefits for patients with type 2 diabetes. This medicine may delay or prevent the development or progression of diabetes mellitus. You can also improve cholesterol levels, regardless of weight loss. Sibutramine is also helpful to weight loss, but it should not be taken by patients with hypertension or kidney or liver disease.
* Once a person has lost weight, maintenance is required. Weight for a health care decisions on the number of calories that you in food and the amount of calories through physical activity. This thought is automatic.
* A procedure known under the name of the surgery bariatrique was very helpful in the manufacture of rapid weight loss and improving insulin and blood glucose levels in people with diabetes.