By Marie Veselsky, RD, LD, CDE, BC-ADM
It can take up to a year to see a significant improvement after making diet & lifestyle changes for Diabetes Type 2!
Research shows that once a person with Diabetes Type 2 starts exercising, reduces their carbohydrate intake and loses some weight, it can take up to a year to see a significant difference in blood sugar levels! No wonder, so many people get discouraged after a few months of making the needed changes with no results!
The good news is that it works for many if you hang in there! I have had clients reduce or stop some of their diabetes medications once they cut down on the carbohydrates, practiced portion control, started exercising and lost weight. Everyone is different, but you will not know unless you try.
In any case, you can use a combination of diabetes medications, diet, exercise, lifestyle changes and insulin, if needed, to prevent or delay complications from Diabetes. It is not the fact that you have been labeled a Diabetic that is going to get you, it’s if you don’t keep those blood sugars down.
So hang in there! If you have abused your body for years, you are not going to be able to fix the damage overnight.
It is all inter-related. Today could be the first day of the rest of your life! Call “Choice Center for Diabetes and Weight Loss” @ 603-770-4856/1-888-444-1204/207-783-6800 or on-line www.choicecenterfordiabetes.com.
It’s Your Health and Your Choice! ™