Natural Diabetes Cure

As part of the new initiative, the Governor's Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and the Texas Diabetes Council will review the latest research to develop healthy eating and physical fitness guidelines for adults and children. The guidelines will be posted on the governor's Internet site at www.governor.state.tx.us/fitness to provide Texans with simple and easy-to-understand information to help prevent diabetes. The Internet site also will include facts about diabetes in Texas and links to other resources.

�Individuals with diabetes are between two and four times as likely to die of heart disease and stroke, Perry said. Diabetes is also the leading cause of blindness among individuals between the ages of 20 and 74, and is the number one cause of lower limb amputations in the United States.�

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, a hormone that converts sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. There are several types of diabetes, but the most common is Type 2, which accounts for 90 to 95 percent of diabetes cases. Research indicates that lifestyle changes can prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes, even among high-risk adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

People at a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes include Latinos, African-Americans, those over the age of 45, anyone with a family history of diabetes, and people who are overweight. Health complications resulting from diabetes include heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, blindness, kidney disease and nervous system disease.