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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/can-one-delay-the-onset-of-diabetes/">Can One Delay the Onset of Diabetes?</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted May 23, 2008 at 02:00 PM by Katie Drummond</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Diabetes affects close to 250 million adults worldwide, and that number is expected to reach 400 million by 2025 – so chances are good that either you or someone you love is at a high risk for developing the illness. No matter what your risk, a new study has shown that lifestyle can play a big role in preventing or delaying the onset of diabetes. The research followed 577 high-risk patients for 20 years, and found that diet and exercise reduced the incidence of diabetes by over 20 per cent. Type II diabetes – the kind being studied – is closely linked to obesity and inactivity. In contrast, type I diabetes is genetic and often strikes at a young age. Researchers are still looking at how exactly type I diabetes can be better managed by lifestyle changes, although it…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/can-one-delay-the-onset-of-diabetes/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/can-one-delay-the-onset-of-diabetes/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/can-one-delay-the-onset-of-diabetes/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/can-one-delay-the-onset-of-diabetes/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-motivation/">her-motivation</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-nutrition/">her-nutrition</a><br /><br /> </P>