TRIBUNJOGJA.COM – Office workers spend most of their time sitting at the table. Without realizing it can affect health. Especially if they are included in the group at risk of being affected diabetes.
Research shows that spending too much time sitting can cause problems with blood sugar levels. So it is important for them to get more physical activity in their daily activities.
For your information, type 2 diabetes causing the level of sugar (glucose) in the blood to become too high.
For diabetics, high levels of sugar in the blood can cause serious damage to the body, including heart, kidneys, eyes, feet, and nerve.
Therefore, controlling blood sugar levels is important to avoid the risk of serious health problems.
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Lifestyle changes, such as adjusting diet and physical activity, and diabetes medications, such as metformin or gliptin, are used to lower blood sugar levels.
However, following the recommended diet and taking diabetes medications is not always effective in controlling blood sugar levels. But it must also be accompanied by diabetes care and management.
This happens because type 2 diabetes can be different for each person, how well a person controls their blood sugar levels can be influenced by various factors.
Such as age, gender, activity level, diet or food intake patterns and body weight.
Also read: 5 Diabetes Complications That Can Happen If You Neglect to Control Blood Sugar
This makes it important to target new, modifiable lifestyle factors – such as how much time is spent sitting and exercising or moving.
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