International Chocolate Day

Greetings on International Chocolate Day!

What better way to follow up a whole bunch of posts about Diabetes than with a post about chocolate. Well actually, it's not really about chocolate.

Before you dive into the chocolate too much, I have some more Diabetes info.... sorry!!

I just wanted to tell you a bit about Early-onset Diabetes:

According to a report by the NCBI in 2017 Early-onset diabetes was defined as diabetes with a diagnosis age of 30–45 years of age. Although type 2 diabetes is generally thought to be a disease related to ageing, the prevalence of adult early-onset type has increased globally, along with the increase in obesity.

The worrying thing is that Early-onset Type 2 Diabetes is associated with a higher risk of developing cardiovascular and microvascular complications, largely due to the prolonged length of the disease and it is more progressive.

Due to the increasing rates of obesity among younger populations the cases in T2 Diabetes will also rise. However, the good news is that by following a healthier lifestyle and improving eating habits, exercising and managing body weight we can all, young and old, reduce our risk of Diabetes.

Even small amounts of exercise such as walking for 30 minutes a day, can reduce your risk. Cutting out or reducing processed foods and those containing sugar can also reduce the risk.

This goes for any age. Teach your children and grandchildren to eat well and exercise. We can all lead by example.

Start today!

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Karen is a qualified personal trainer and nutrition coach living in Cyprus near Paphos with her husband Mal and their cat Dave. She has been a personal trainer for 14 years and a qualified nutrition coach for over 2 years. She is passionate about working with people of any age and fitness level to improve their health and wellbeing.

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