How Much Exercise is Needed to Lower Your Risk of Death?
According to the International Diabetes Federation, about one in every nine adults around the world is living with diabetes — a chronic condition where the body does not process blood sugar properly.
Of that number, more than 95% of diabetes cases are type 2 diabetes, which is a condition a person develops, compared to type 1 diabetes where a person is born with the disease. People who have obesity, have certain conditions like high blood pressure, and who are not physically active are at a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. People with either type of diabetes are at a high risk for health-related complications such as neuropathy, cognitive decline, foot issues, kidney damage, skin conditions, and heart disease.
“People with type 2 diabetes still face a significantly elevated risk of cardiovascular mortality, which is the leading cause of death among this high-risk population,” Zhiyuan Wu, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health, told Medical News Today. “While medication treatments are effective, lifestyle modifications — such as increasing and optimizing physical activity recommendations — are also essential for risk reduction.”
Excerpted from News Medical Today
