Diabetic Patient's : Life’s Simple 7 Rules

Diabetes Type 2

You visit to a doctor for other Health conditions but when he find the a result of HbA1c, doctor just told you that you have prediabetes. That means there's a chance you could have type 2 diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a disorder of insulin resistance — a reduced sensitivity to the action of insulin that leads to high blood sugar, or hyperglycemia. Approximately 2.4% in rural population and 11.6% in urban population adults have T2D. This is a major public health concern, as T2D dramatically increases risk for heart disease, including heart attacks, atrial fibrillation, heart failure and many fatal heart disease.

How Can Lifestyle Changes Help Reduce Heart Disease Risk If You Have Diabetes?

The American Heart Association (AHA) has published “Life’s Simple 7,” which they defined as Seven Risk Factors that people can improve in lifestyle changes to help achieving even good cardiovascular health.”

In The Simple 7 simplify about quit smoking, physical activity, ideal body weight, eating of fresh fruits and vegetables, blood sugar, cholesterol levels, and blood pressure.

Life’s Simple 7

Life's Simple 7 is defined by the American Heart Association as the 7 risk factors that people can improve through lifestyle changes and changing habits to achieve ideal cardiovascular health So here are the 7 lifestyle and health goals should you strive for,whether or not you have diabetes ?

1. Manage blood pressure. 120/80 mm Hg or may be lower is the best.
2. Control cholesterol. Your target for total cholesterol should be below 200 mg/dL.
3. Reduce blood sugar. Get your HbA1c test result (an average measure of blood sugar over the past three months) under 5.7% if you have prediabetes, or below 6.5% if you have T2D.
4. Be active. Your goal should be 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity activity or 75 minutes per week of vigorous activity.
5. Choose better to Eat. That means at least 4.5 cups of fruits and vegetables per day you should consume.
6. Lose your weight. Your Body mass index (BMI) should be less then 25
7. Stop smoking. You’ll quit smoking or cigarettes will be beneficial for your Heart, and lowering your risk for cancer, COPD, and much more.

These measures have unique thing in common: any person can make these changes, these rules are not expensive to take and even slight improvements to your health will make a big difference. Start with one or two. This simple, seven step list has been developed to deliver on the hope we all have--to live a long, productive healthy life.