Reducing the risk of Type 2 Diabetes

How to reduce the risk of Type 2 Diabetes

The good news about type 2 diabetes is that it can be prevented through a few lifestyle changes. The two main lifestyle changes are an increase in physical activity and eating a healthier diet low in fat and carbohydrates.

When you have a physically active lifestyle, you burn fat on your body and this decrease of fat combined with being physically active helps people gain energy. Being active every day also helps reduce your risk of developing other chronic illnesses like heart disease and stroke.

If the thought of exercising makes you nervous, don’t worry!  To turn your health around, you only need to aim to do 30 minutes every day which can include everyday activities. Walking for 30 minutes a day is one of the best and easiest ways to lose weight.

What is a Lifestyle Modification Program?

** The Department of Health-funded Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Lifestyle Modification Programs are closed to new participants. **

If you’re trying to lose weight and gain more energy, then a Lifestyle Modification Program (LMP) is a great way to make it happen!

Designed to help people aged 40-49 turn their health around, Lifestyle Modification Programs teach people what they need to know about losing weight for the long term in a safe way.

The program is not about losing as much weight as you can in the shortest amount of time, but rather how to reach a healthy weight and live a healthy lifestyle for the rest of your life.

Topics discussed at Lifestyle Modification Programs include food and nutrition, exercising, how to deal with stress, and goal setting.

People who have successfully completed the Lifestyle Modification Program have not only lost kilos and centimetres from around their waist but have more importantly reduced their chance of developing a chronic disease and have moved towards living a healthier and more active life.