More and more people suffer from the widespread disease diabetes. An unhealthy lifestyle characterized by poor diet and lack of exercise are risk factors for falling ill from diabetes type-2. A Necessary Change of life for people at risk or newly sufferers will rarely met with enthusiasm. The structured motivation program Da Vinci Diabetes ® uses the strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and wants to help those affected their attitude to their lifestyle influenced positively.
An evaluation of the German Diabetes Center, according to the incidence of diabetes in the last 10 years has risen by about 25%. If one adds to the known diabetics, unknown unreported, the number of diabetics in Germany as a whole is estimated at 7 to 8 million. The two major diabetes organizations DiabetesDE and the German Diabetes Society suggest that various studies have demonstrated in recent years that people with diabetes can prolong their lifespan and improve their quality of life significantly if they succeed in a healthy lifestyle with adequate exercise and a customized to carry food. Under this analysis, it was, inter alia, the Da Vinci ® conducted diabetes – pilot study with the aim to train under the guidance of a diabetes consultant, a new health setting, using new neuromentaler Association methodology.
Background to Da Vinci Diabetes ®
The motivational program supports people with diabetes type-2 process of permanently change their unhealthy lifestyles. It is a multifaceted training that takes care of the basic attitude of the participants. It exercises the conversion of dietary habits, the self-motivation to do more exercise and modification of other adverse lifestyle habits. One could say it is too disenchanted with a mental negative training activities also positive aspects. Several therapists analyze the behavior of participants and explore the reasons for the negative behavior patterns. Under the program, patients practice with positive thoughts unpopular things to link. Climbing stairs at work everyday for example, should no longer be associated with fatigue and shortness of breath, but as a strengthening of the body and as a behavior that evokes respect from colleagues will be considered.
Successful pilot study
In the pilot study, 20 patients with diabetes mellitus type-2 participated. That program included six sessions spread over three months. The analysis of the da Vinci © diabetes pilot study shows encouraging results. Integrated, this positive way of looking at situations in everyday life, has already shown the first three months of measurable success. After ten hours, motivational training, there was a significant reduction in HbA1c, weight, waist measurement and other risk parameters as well as improving the metabolism. Most diabetes patients could receive in the following nine months of their newfound outlook on life. Many of them took off even further and had better blood levels than before the training motivating.
This is an indication that the factor of motivation and behavioral change in the fight against diabetes and other diseases play a very important role. In addition to prescribed diets and more exercise, you should consider the treatment of diabetes and obesity therapy in a sheltered account.