Getting to Goal: Doing Better

摘要

Research tells us that many chronic diseases and their complications can be prevented —or delayed—through weight loss, increased physical activity and maintaining good control of blood glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure levels. But sadly, few Americans achieve these goals. One recent study, published in the January 2004 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that just 12 percent of people with diabetes were meeting recommended guidelines lor blood glucose, lipids and blood pressure levels. Failing to meet these goals places these people at an extremely high risk for heart disease, which is the leading cause of death for people with diabetes.