Can you imagine a life without a trace of sweetness in it? No we are not talking about the sweetness of love and care. It is all about the chocolates, pastries and creamy sugary coffees. Though it is pretty tough to limit your intake of all these mouth-watering foods and beverages, you cannot avoid it when you develop Type II diabetes. When it was first discovered, Type II diabetes was known as “noninsulin-dependent” diabetes – older people still refer to it as ‘sugar diabetes’. Type II diabetes is a chronic condition that hampers the sugar metabolism in your body. Among all the other risk factors causing Type II diabetes, obesity is but one. The other risk factors include age, family history, heart disease and high blood pressure.

Research and surveys have proven the fact that Type II diabetes can be delayed or prevented by loosing the extra kilos. The Diabetes Prevention Program or DPP proved clearly that increased physical activity and balanced diet could help in diabetes prevention effectively. In this program they defined two different ways to prevent Type II diabetes. One of them is healthy changes to your lifestyle, like regular exercising for at least 30 minutes, and limited diet. The other one was medication. People of all ages were benefited in a greater way with the first method when compared to the second.