People with prediabetes can improve their long-term health through diet and exercise Those who delayed the onset of diabetes by four years through lifestyle changes had better long-term health They had a lower risk of dying and a lower risk of heart attack or stroke TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- can be successfully fought through diet and exercise, a new study shows. People with prediabetes can reduce their long-term risk of death and illness if they use diet and exercise to delay the onset of diabetes for just four years, according to findings published July 9 in the journal Prediabetes -- also known as impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) -- involves blood sugar levels that are higher than normal, but haven’t reached the levels associated with full-blown diabetes. “This study suggests that a longer duration of non-diabetes status in those with IGT has beneficial health outcomes" and reduces premature death, concluded the research team led by of the China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Da Qing City, China.
For the study, researchers tracked the health of 540 people with prediabetes who participated in an earlier six-year clinical trial. In the trial, prediabetic people were assigned to one of four groups – one that followed a healthy diet; one that got more exercise; one that both ate well and exercised; and a control group. After more than 30 years of follow-up, researchers found that people who didn’t lapse into diabetes for at least four years after their di.
