3. Add exercise to your daily routine.
Because weight is a key indicator for people with pre-diabetes, exercise is another essential component when developing a healthy lifestyle plan. By building movement into your daily routine, you build muscle and burn blood sugar and fat which will help you lose weight. Obviously the more you exercise the better off you will be, but starting with small changes such as walking around your neighborhood two to three times a week will help you start to make physical changes in a way that you can maintain and build on as your stamina improves.
4. Don’t forget your nutraceuticals.
While eating more healthily will definitely improve your prognosis, adding supplements to your daily routine can help you go the extra mile towards battling and reversing pre-diabetes. Also called nutraceuticals, these disease-specific vitamins, herbs and minerals give you that added boost to keep you healthy and ward off more serious health issues caused by pre-diabetes. Some that are recommended for people with pre-diabetes include alpha lipoic acid, chromium, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, magnesium and/or biotin. However, before taking any of these nutraceuticals, you should talk to your doctor to make sure that they will work well with your overall health, eating and exercise plan.
5. Improve your personal environment.
Many people experience weight gain due to situations occurring in their own personal living environments, so by making small changes in your personal space you can make a big difference in your overall health. For example, are you getting enough sleep? If not, you may not be helping your metabolic system lose that extra weight. Also, are you stressed? If so, you need to think about making changes that will limit the stress in your life so that the chemicals in your body that replenish energy and make you hungry can subsist. Additionally, you should look around at your physical environment. New studies show that toxins from pesticides, food, cosmetic preservatives and some pharmaceutical drugs may be linked to obesity and insulin resistance. Avoiding such toxins can only increase your chances of successfully reversing pre-diabetes.
