Mataram (ANTARA) –
For people who have risk factors, such as diabetes in the family, Em Yunir said Web seminar health Thursday, stressed the importance of managing modifiable risk factors such as a healthy lifestyle, balanced diet and physical activity. With a healthy lifestyle and regular exercise, health can hopefully remain optimal.
Therefore, even if an individual who has many risk factors will develop diabetes in the future, the disease will appear only after he is past productive age or when he is elderly.
He highlighted the trend of diabetics getting younger and younger. “30 years ago, most grandparents came to the polyclinic, now those who are in their 20s and 30s are often seen under 40,” she said.
Recognizing risk factors early on can help someone prevent diabetes by consciously adopting a healthy lifestyle, avoiding smoking and alcohol, being diligent in physical activity, and limiting sugar intake.
She hopes people can free themselves from the fear of routine health checkups to prevent diabetes. “The better your blood sugar is controlled, the better your quality of life and the lower your risk of complications,” she said.
Balancing calorie intake and calorie burn is important for everyone, including people at risk for diabetes. “If you enjoy cooking, count how many calories you put in a day,” she said.
If you have a high calorie intake, balance it out with exercise like cycling, joggingand run to burn calories on the way.
In healthy people, the consumption of foods that raise blood sugar will be accompanied by the production of insulin in the body on an as-needed basis. If sugar is too high, the insulin-producing pancreas will work too hard. When the amount of insulin fails to keep up with the incoming food, diabetes ensues.
Sugars and fats are closely related to calories entering through the diet. Fat is classified as having a high calorie content, equal to twice as much protein and carbohydrates, so inadequately restricted fat consumption is very likely to cause excess calorie intake and weight gain.
Harvard Medical School also states that the accumulation of excess fat in the body can have adverse health effects, one of which is related to decreased sensitivity to the hormone insulin which causes a disruption in the regulation of blood sugar levels.
One thing you can do is limit your daily intake of sugar and fat as part of a healthy diet.
“In addition to being limited in quantity, it’s also important to choose food sources with good fat content, such as avocados, nuts, salmon or tuna, and to use canola oil or olive oil as a saute option,” she said. .
