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Many people believe that there is nothing they can do about their type 2 diabetes.
\nHowever, it is known that a healthy lifestyle with regular exercise, a balanced diet and weight reduction can help to counteract diabetes.
\nIn fact, these changes can even be more effective than medication (Mousavi et al., 2023). <\/p>\n

In this blog post, we explain exactly what type 2 diabetes mellitus is and how it can be reversed.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in the study results in more detail, you can read more about them here.<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

What exactly is diabetes?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body no longer processes sugar from food properly.
\nSugar is absorbed into the blood via the small intestine wall during digestion.
\nNormally, the hormone insulin ensures that the sugar is transported from the blood into the cells, where it is used or stored as energy.
\nIn type 2 diabetes, this system no longer works properly, causing blood sugar levels to rise.
\nInitially, the body produces more insulin, but at some point this is no longer sufficient and the blood sugar remains permanently elevated (ADA, 2014; Fonseca, 2009; Stumvoll et al., 2005). <\/p>\n

Blood glucose can either be measured at home with a blood glucose meter or as a long-term blood glucose (HbA1c) at the family doctor’s office.
\nType 2 diabetes is diagnosed when the long-term blood glucose level is \u22656.5% (HbA1c) (ADA PPC, 2022). <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Is diabetes reversible?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Some risk factors for diabetes, such as age or genetic predisposition, cannot be changed.
\nHowever, others such as obesity, an unhealthy diet, lack of exercise and smoking can be influenced.
\nBy improving these factors, up to 90% of type 2 diabetes can be prevented (Schellenberg et al., 2013; Zheng et al., 2018). <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

How can I positively influence my diabetes?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The aim of treating type 2 diabetes is to prevent complications and maintain quality of life (Davies et al., 2018).
\nA realistic target for long-term blood glucose levels (HbA1c) is below 7% for most adults (ADA, 2018b).
\nHowever, this target should always be adapted to the individual (ADA, 2018a). <\/p>\n

Regular physical activity and healthy eating habits help to control blood sugar levels – this also reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease (Colberg et al., 2016; Davies et al., 2018).<\/p>\n

The following tips can contribute to your healthy lifestyle and to lowering your blood sugar level:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Nutrition<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Balanced eating habits help to reduce post-meal blood glucose response and insulin resistance in people with type 2 diabetes, and also support weight loss and cardiovascular risk factor control (Franz et al., 2015; Russell et al., 2016).<\/p>\n

Various nutritional concepts have proven to be helpful for improving and stabilizing blood sugar, but it has not been conclusively clarified which nutritional concept is the most suitable.
\nIt is therefore recommended to focus on the factors that all these nutritional concepts have in common: <\/p>\n