Whether it’s a Zumba class, kickboxing, or going outside for a jog, aerobic exercise has several health benefits, including reducing the risk of diabetes.
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Patricia Kelikani (Host)
Health Journalist
Whether it’s a Zumba class, kickboxing, or going outside for a jog, aerobic exercise has several health benefits, including reducing the risk of diabetes.

Dr. Mark Reeves (Host)
Surgical Oncologist
Obesity affects one-third of the adult population in the United States and can lead to a host of health problems including diabetes type 2.

Patricia Kelikani (Host)
Dr. Hessinger and his colleagues studied a local running club during their 6-month long marathon-training program. What they found is in the untrained group of both males and females there was an increase in a protein called adiponectin. So there’s good news if you’re middle-aged and overweight you can reduce your risk of diabetes by simply exercising.

Dr. David Hessinger
Professor of Physiology & Pharmacology
That pretty much agreed with what was already there in the literature. The difference for us was two-fold. One, we used middle-aged subjects, instead of college-aged, and, two, most of the studies in the literature were done with athletes. What we found is over the course of that six months, there was this progressive increase.

Patricia Kelikani (Host)
What are the tips for today? Incorporate aerobic exercise, like running, walking, or biking, at least 5 times a week for 30 minutes.

Dr. Mark Reeves (Host)
What we eat is important as well.

Patricia Kelikani (Host)
Make a conscious effort to limit rich desserts and fast foods. And go for a more balanced, natural diet with fiber.

Dr. David Hessinger
“Because fiber is one of those things that if it’s plentiful in the diet, we don’t absorb as many of the calories, and we certainly don’t absorb them as quickly, so you don’t get that insulin spike.

Patricia Kelikani (Host)
There are also additional benefits to aerobic exercise.

Dr. David Hessinger
“It makes you feel good, when you’re finished. It feels very good when you stop. It’s related to the endorphins that are produced, naturally, in response to the continued challenge you put on the body. I think walking, even, is a good exercise. It’s aerobic. Almost everybody can do that.

Dr. Mark Reeves (Host)
There’s your tip for the day…

Patricia Kelikani (Host)
On how you can live healthier, longer.

All health and health-related information contained in this program is general in nature and should not be used as a substitute for a visit with a health care professional. Viewers should consult their health care providers concerning any medical condition or treatment.

Part two of a three-part series presented by Stanford Health Library.

Type 2 diabetes, formerly called adult-onset diabetes, is the most common type of the disease, affecting 95 percent of people with diabetes. Type 2 diabetes affects people at any age, even during childhood. However, this type of diabetes develops most often in middle-aged and older people, and those who are overweight and inactive.

Speakers: Baldeep Singh, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine – General Medicine Disciplines, Stanford University School of Medicine and Kathleen Wasoski, DPT, OCS
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Ellen Seely, MD, Director of Clinical Research in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension at Brigham and Women’s Hospital discusses the health risks associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during and after pregnancy. Dr. Seely also describes Balance After Baby, a web-based program designed to educate women on eating healthfully and increasing their physical activity, with the goal of helping them lose their pregnancy weight within a year of giving birth.

GDM is a type of diabetes that occurs only in pregnancy. It comes on in the second half of pregnancy and it goes away after delivery. In the US it’s estimated that five percent of all pregnancies are complicated by GDM. The rates of GDM are higher in Hispanic and non-white populations, ranging from ten to 20 percent of all pregnancies.

Obesity is one of the main risk factors for GDM. In the United States, most health centers screen all women for gestational diabetes because obesity is becoming so common in the overall population.

Gestational diabetes can impact the health of the mother and the fetus, as well as the newborn. Women with GDM have an increased risk of preeclampsia, which is a type of high blood pressure that develops during pregnancy. Preeclampsia is a serious condition that can lead to early delivery. Women who have gestational diabetes may also have larger babies, increasing their risk of cesarean section.

While GDM goes away after pregnancy, the health risks persist. Research has found that 50 to 70 percent of women who have gestational diabetes may develop Type 2 diabetes later in life. Research has also found that babies born to mothers with GDM, have a higher birth weight and may become obese during adolescence, increasing their risk of developing diabetes and other conditions such as high blood pressure.

The Pregnancy and Diabetes Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital offers multidisciplinary care to women with GDM. The program includes a high risk obstetrician, two diabetes specialists, a nutritionist, and a nurse practitioner who is certified in diabetes education. The first approach to treatment is to control blood glucose levels with healthy eating and physical activity. Lifestyle changes, healthy eating and physical activity, are effective in controlling blood glucose levels about 75 percent of women with GDM. If the lifestyle changes don’t work, insulin therapy is started to control a mother’s blood sugar for the rest of her pregnancy.

Learn more about the Pregnancy and Diabetes Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital:
https://www.brighamandwomens.org/obgyn/maternal-fetal-medicine/pregnancy-and-medical-conditions/diabetes

Read the Gestational Diabetes: Managing Risk During and After Pregnancy video transcript:
https://www.brighamandwomens.org/medicine/endocrinology-diabetes-and-hypertension/diabetes/gestational-diabetes-managing-risk-video-transcript

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Understand the risks and management of diabetes during pregnancy. Learn more: http://www.swedish.org/services/maternal-and-fetal-specialty-care/high-risk-maternal-conditions/diabetes-during-pregnancy
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