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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / March 2008Check up America - Know Your Risk Factors
I'm sure this applies to people of all countries:) Kurt *********************** http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-prevention/check-up-america.jsp?WTLPromo=home_f lash_checkup or http://tinyurl.com/yrj6ms (excerpt) What is CheckUp America? CheckUp America is a national prevention initiative of the American Diabetes Association aimed at helping people learn how to lower their risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Recent research suggests many people believe lifestyle changes to reduce risk are "too hard," indicating they are uninformed about the small steps that can be taken to reduce their disease risk. Thankfully, changes to improve heart health aren't too hard--they just require a little knowledge and determination. To understand your risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease, it's important to know your cardiometabolic health, which is made up of cardiometabolic risk factors. Some risk factors can be managed (modifiable factors) because you can take action against them. Other factors cannot be changed (non-modifiable factors) because they represent who you are. >I'm sure this applies to people of all countries:) Kurt > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >factors cannot be changed (non-modifiable factors) because they >represent who you are. Possibly. A good concept but they left a couple off the Modifiable Risk Factors: * Overweight & Obesity * High blood glucose * High blood pressure * Unhealthy Cholesterol levels * Physical inactivity * Smoking How about: * Menu * Exercise and Activity And no, they are not automatic inclusions in the others because none of those take the effects of d&e on blood glucose levels into account. A bad menu/diet and poor activity levels are both risk factors and are definitely modifiable for most of us. Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. -- http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com Latest: The Quality of ADA Dietary Advice Kurt <kurtwheeling1965@hotmail.com> wrote in part: >I'm sure this applies to people of all countries:) Kurt > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >factors cannot be changed (non-modifiable factors) because they >represent who you are. These are "small steps" indeed. The ADA recommends that you have a bg test starting at age 50... -- Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA > Kurt <kurtwheeling1965@hotmail.com> wrote in part: > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > starting at age 50... > -- The majority of Type 2s are in older populations despite the recent (warranted) hullaballoo about children increasingly acquiring the disease. As there has also been a lot of research concerning VAT, it would seem that there could be more emphasis on how this occurs in older people beyond the cortisol factor, as so often you see people as they age acquire large middles even if they are slim otherwise. Just a decade ago the main symptom of diabetes listed was always, "weight loss". Small wonder people get confused about diet, etc., as there seems to be little effort to separate the age and life style aspects. JJ > Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA |
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