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Can Diabetes Be Controlled by Lifestyle Activities?

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Diabetes is a complex disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Diabetes is a metabolic disease, in which increased blood glucose levels ultimately lead to heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, foot ulcers, and damage to the eyes. Current prevalence rates of diabetes are extremely high in countries throughout the world. Multiple forms of diabetes have been identified, including type 1, type 2, type 3, neonatal and gestational. The purpose of this article is to discuss recent developments in diabetes research, including prevalence, morbidity and mortality rates, and lifestyle factors that are associated with diabetes onset and progression. This article also discusses how lifestyle factors delay and/or prevent diabetes.

Source: PubMed

Author: P Hemachandra Reddy

Institutions: Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Language: English

Topic: Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Aging

Awards: Dynamin-Related Protein 1 and Mitochondrial Fragmentation in Alzheimer's Disease, Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel and Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease