Simplifying your battle against Type 2 diabetes complications
Many of you find that managing Type 2 diabetes is complicated -- juggling medication, insulin, dietary plans and ways to manage your weight. And it can get even more complicated if you develop the well-known complications of Type 2 diabetes, such as eye, nerve, kidney and heart disease.
Unfortunately, new research indicates there are additional complications you want to protect yourself from. It seems that Type 2 diabetes is also a factor in the development of liver disease, dementia, cancer, sarcopenia, and frailty. And the research suggests these recently identified complications result from chronic inflammation and insulin resistance. Surprisingly, elevated blood glucose levels, while the initial cause of the process, play a lesser role in the progression of these complications.
The good news? If you have prediabetes or are recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, you can reverse the condition with ongoing, aggressive self-care and medical treatment -- and dodge complications. And even if you were diagnosed a while ago, you can cool inflammation and tamp down insulin resistance.
-- Adopt a diet loaded with fatty fish like salmon and high-fiber leafy greens, and spices like turmeric, garlic and ginger. The DASH and Mediterranean diets are good models. Control portion size and timing of meals too.
-- Aim for 150-plus minutes of moderate-intense physical activity weekly.
-- Manage stress (meditation, having a posse and a purpose) and follow a healthy sleep regimen.
For more tips on simplifying your battle against Type 2 diabetes and its complications, read our book "You: The Owner's Manual, revised" and Dr. Mike's "The Great Age Reboot."
Dr. Mike Roizen is the founder of www.longevityplaybook.com, and Dr. Mehmet Oz is global advisor to www.iHerb.com, the world's leading online health store. Roizen and Oz are chief wellness officer emeritus at Cleveland Clinic and professor emeritus at Columbia University, respectively. Together they have written 11 New York Times bestsellers (four No. 1's).
(c)2025 Michael Roizen, M.D.
Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
(c) 2025 Michael Roizen, M.D. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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