Diabetes has turned into an epidemic. It is time to wake up and smell the coffee! Do you know about one fourth of America is gripped by diabetes or syndrome X (pre-diabetes)? Moreover, the worst thing is that nine out of ten type 2 diabetes patients have not been able to control their blood sugar levels even after taking medications!

Diabetes is a tricky disease. In the first two years of the disease, you will not find any symptoms. However, when they attack, it spells doom for the patient.

Taking Diabetes Lightly Is a Big Mistake
One of the major loopholes in the treatment of type 2 diabetes is the laxity of the patient. Most type 2 diabetes patients do not visit their doctor for blood sugar tests after the first six months of diagnosis. Many others are careless about their diet and exercise. Call it psychological factor or whatever, but a majority of type 2 diabetes patients simply resigns to their fate.

Perhaps it is due to the emotional changes that occur due to type 2 diabetes. Constant stress, a lack of self-esteem, and the swirling of negative emotions in the mind can be held responsible for such an irresponsible behavior of the patients.

It is true that if a person has not paid attention to his or her health in the past, he or she is not likely to do it even after been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Many of them do not want to face the truth while others simply do not prioritize their health.

The big question ruffling the minds of medical experts is: How do you get the type 2 diabetes patients to start caring about them NOW?

Adopting a New Approach
Enough of frightening the people about the disastrous effects of type 2 diabetes. The fact is they do not fear much! So, there is a fresh approach to get the patient to realize the importance of serious treatment for type 2 diabetes. It is a gradual shift in the lifestyle of the patient.

It is difficult to change a hard-core habit overnight. Hence, strictness and extremity will not work here. The catch is to inculcate a slow but sure change in the eating habits and the way of living. A person who has lived on hamburgers and chocolates whole life cannot endure a sudden shift to sober and healthy food. It certainly requires a lot of effort to consume less oily food and less sugar, doesn't it? And what about the couch potatoes? Do you expect them to jump on their feet the very next day for exercise? Of course, not!

Therefore, the aim is to allow the patients to make a choice. The new approach involves in a gradual shift rather than a drastic change in lifestyle. It should be fun and motivating for the type 2 diabetes patients, not a punishment.