Preventing Diabetes at a Young Age: Do This

Diabetes is a disease that is often considered trivial but can have serious impacts on a person's health. Preventing diabetes at a young age is very important to prevent more severe complications in the future.

Prevention of diabetes at a young age can be done in several easy and simple ways. One way is to maintain a healthy and balanced diet. Avoid consuming foods high in sugar and saturated fat, and prefer foods that contain high fibre, such as vegetables, fruit, and whole grains. Apart from that, consume more water and avoid fizzy drinks that are high in sugar content.

Apart from maintaining your diet, it is also important to exercise regularly. Physical activity can help the body regulate blood sugar levels and increase insulin sensitivity. Various types of exercise, such as jogging, cycling, or swimming, can be good choices for maintaining body health and preventing diabetes.

Apart from that, it is also important to carry out regular health checks. By carrying out a health check, we can find out whether the blood sugar levels in our body are normal or not.

If there are symptoms of diabetes, such as frequent thirst, frequent urination, or unexplained weight loss, immediately consult a doctor to get appropriate treatment.

Apart from maintaining your diet, exercising, and having regular health checks, it is also important to avoid bad habits such as smoking and consuming excessive alcoholic drinks. This bad habit can increase the risk of diabetes and various other diseases.

Diabetes is not a disease that can be taken lightly; therefore, preventing diabetes at a young age is very important. By maintaining a healthy diet, exercising regularly, having regular health checks, and avoiding bad habits, we can prevent diabetes and keep our bodies in good health.

So, start now to change your lifestyle to be healthier and more active to avoid the risk of diabetes at a young age. Health is the best investment we can make for ourselves.

Hermina Friends can consult about diabetes prevention with an internal medicine specialist at Hermina Sukabumi Hospital. Hermina Friends can also carry out regular and periodic medical check-ups at Hermina Sukabumi Hospital to screen Hermina Friends' health.

Referensi :

Dyer, B., et al. (2021). Diabetes as A Prognostic Factor in Frozen Shoulder: A Systematic Review. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 3(3), pp. 1–11.