Lifestyle And Diet Still Best Ways To Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

You mean a pill or surgery is not best? Bummer. Type 2 diabetes is fat person diabetes.

Researchers looking at whether using a drug that lowers blood pressure (Valsartan) or a drug that lowers blood glucose levels (Nateglinide) could prevent Type 2 diabetes from developing found no great difference in the number of people who went on to develop the condition when prescribed either drug compared with the people who were prescribed a dummy pill.

The drugs were also not successful in preventing heart attacks and strokes, which are complications of Type 2 diabetes. All the people taking part in the study had high blood glucose levels.

Estimated seven million at risk

"There are an estimated seven million people in the UK who are at high risk of Type 2 diabetes secondary to raised blood glucose levels," said Dr Victoria King, Research Manager at Diabetes UK.

Up to 15 times more risk of diabetes

"These people are up to fifteen times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes and potentially serious complications such as heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, blindness and amputation."

Healthy lifestyle best way to prevent Type 2 diabetes

"Unfortunately there is unlikely to be a quick and easy route to prevent Type 2 diabetes and that a healthy balanced lifestyle with a good diet and physical activity levels are the best preventative methods.

"Fitness is the only real preventive medicine. (tm)"