Diabetes can be delayed by 14 years

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Defined Diet and Exercise Programme in people at high risk of diabetes, if followed for six years, can delay the onset of diabetes for 14 years as per a report published in the edition of “The Lancet”.

Commenting on the trial, Padma Shri and Dr B C Roy AwardeeDr KK Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India said that in the study called China DA Quing Diabetes Prevention Outcome Study, 577 adults with high blood sugar levels at risk of diabetes from 33 clinics in China were randomly assigned to any of the three life-style interventions. One group on diet, second on exercise, and the third on combination. They were compared with the control group without any diet or exercise programme.

The interventions included reducing the amount of food, sugar and alcohol and putting more vegetables and increasing the level of physical activities.

Life-style interventions reduced the incidence of diabetes by 51% over the six years of the programme and over the whole 20 years period, the incidence of diabetes was reduced by 43% in those people who have been in diet and exercise programme.

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