Free Diabetic Supplies

We have all been told repeatedly that losing weight, engaging in moderate exercise and continuing to watch our diets helps lower the risk of diabetes whether we are a man or a woman.  This is still true.

New information, however, reveals that men must work harder than women to keep diabetes at bay or under control.  In a study of over 1100 men and women who went on strict diets, an exercise regimen and lost weight, the men in the study still had a higher risk of diabetes after the study than the women did, even though the men lost more weight and exercised more than the women did.

Interestingly, the weight loss and extra exercise translated into a lower triglyceride level in both men and women, as well as lower body fat and better blood sugar control.  However; even with these factors plus the fact that the men did better than the women did in these areas, the men did not have a better chance of not developing diabetes within the next year.  In fact, the men and women fared equally regarding diabetes risk, even though their results were better than the women.

Researchers and doctors involved with the study feel that upon looking carefully at the factors involved, the reason for the difference in risk for the men vs. the women was that the men had more risk factors for diabetes to begin with, prompting the question as to why this occurred.

Scientists feel that more studies are needed to determine what factors create the difference in risk between men and women and how to help narrow the gap.  Hopefully determining the reason for the difference will make it easier for men to avoid diabetes altogether or combat it more effectively if they are diagnosed with it.