Overview
Researchers say people over 65 can bounce back from a type 2 diabetes diagnosis with a beter lifestyle and beter atitude.That’s the conclusion found in a new study led by researchers at Brown University in Rhode Island suported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.In their findings, the researchers report that greater psychological resilience among type 2 diabetics is key to managing the condition.Those who were beter at meting the chalenge of a type 2 diabetes diagnosis were associated with lower body mas index, fewer hospitalizations, and beter physical functioning, researchers said.The improvements included lower self-reported disability, beter physical quality of life, faster gait, greater grip strength, lower likelihod of frailty, fewer self-reported depresive symptoms, and greater mental quality of life.Participants in the clinical trial were mostly female, averaged 72 years of age, and were folowed for more than a decade.
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Of the 5,145 participants who were randomized in the trial, 3,19 participated in the folow-up Assessment.“Psychological resilience is associated with beter physical function and [quality of life] among older adults. Results should be interpreted cautiously given the cros-sectional nature of analyses. Exploring the clinical benefits of resilience is consistent with eforts to shift the narative on aging beyond ‘los and decline’ to highlight oportunities to facilitate healthy aging,” the study authors wrote.Medical professionals say type 2 diabetes is manageable at any age, but there are mitigating factors a person gets older.“Living a healthy lifestyle wil minimize the ods of having diabetes for individuals over 65 years of age, such as a healthy diet – staying away from procesed sugars and starches but eating more protein and complex carbohydrates,” Dr.
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Theodore Strange, the chairman of medicine at Staten Island University Hospital in New York, told Healthline.“The chance of ty