Diabetes type 2 obesity and Intermittent fasting.

Hi everyone,

This has been on the news today that someone is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes every 3 minutes just in England and Wales, which 200K our year and growing.

Fasting can help some people lose weight and prevention is better than cure as diabetes can lead to some very serious consequences. So I see fasting with a healthy diet and sufficient exercise as a great combination to help those who are pre diabetic and some with type 2 Diabetes. Obviously diabetics have to monitor their blood sugar levels and keep it right, this is paramount. And introduce new regimes gently so a new life style just evolves that's what I suggest.

Here's todays article:

itv.com/news/2019-04-01/new...

Here's what Diabetes UK say about IF:

diabetes.co.uk/diet/5-2-int...

[S11m Volunteer 70lb IF20]

If 5:2 lowers blood pressure - what does it do for people who already have low blood pressure?

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Anyone with a medical condition including hypotension should consult their Dr about an appropriate diet for them and their condition.

[S11m Volunteer 70lb IF20 in reply to Hidden]

What it actually says is"

"The most commonly reported benefits among people from following the 5:2 diet:... (is) reduced blood pressure"

So it is not the result of scientific research, and Reduced blood pressure is only a benefit if you had high blood pressure.

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This post is about raising awareness of type 2 diabetes and obesity. IF is one of the many tools available depending on personal circumstances.

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Hi Concerned, I know that I put a link to diabetes UK and I don't believe that anyone wants to mislead others over diabetes and just as importantly its prevention. So maybe we need shock tactics to wake people up from the complacency of kidding them selves that they enjoy or to need to over eat and realise that obesity creates medical and emotional issues which results in unhappiness...

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Thank you for pointing that out 👍

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True Fact❗️I’m reviewing my lifestyle particularly as I age much so related to the Community caption above Amen’ Hats off to Jerry highlighting the epidemic in certain Diseases!

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Hey thanks Hidden this is very encouraging. 😊