
The main environmental factors that increase the risk of type 2 diabetes are over-nutrition and a sedentary lifestyle, with consequent overweight and obesity.
A minimum weight loss, including 4 kg, often improves hyperglycemia. In the prevention of the disease, a similar loss reduced by up to 60% risk.
A full treatment of diabetes should include a healthy diet (for example, the Mediterranean diet: The main characteristics of this feed are a high consumption of plant products (fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, bread and other cereals) wheat being the staple food, olive oil as main fat, increased consumption of poultry and fish than red meat) and regular moderate physical activity. It is also desirable to eliminate other risk factors when they appear at the same time as hypercholesterolemia.
To achieve good control of Diabetes Mellitus, in all types of it, is essential to Diabetes Therapeutic Education, taught by specially trained professionals on Diabetes Therapeutic Education (doctors or nurses-Educators Diabetes Therapeutic), pursues training the person with diabetes and those close to her, to achieve good control of their disease by changing the habits that may be necessary for the proper monitoring of treatment (Diet + Exercise + Drug Treatment-if required-) .