Case et al. reviews a study by C. Kim et al. has done studies showing women develop Type II Diabetes at similar rates, with the most diagnosis in the first 5 years postpartum and then at similar rates after 10 years (Case878). Time is of the essence with women that have had GDM recently. Within this paper exploration of the plain and simple fact of can we prevent Type II Diabetes after Gestational Diabetes? With a healthy diet, good exercise, looking at genetic factors, and monitoring a fatty liver index will help women prevent or delay Type II Diabetes. A healthy lifestyle is a must for women that have had GDM. The figure below shows the percentages of type II diabetes diagnosis in women between the ages of 20 – 24. Note that the mother's that has had gestational diabetes are being diagnosed with type II diabetes at the rate of 45.5%.
The society of the United States as a whole has changed dramatically from one hundred years ago. According to Piya Soma-Pillay, the way we live now is not like it was 100 years ago. Back then people farmed the land they lived on and ate of the foods that they grew. Food was not in abundance, fast food restaurants did not exist, food was not filled with preservatives or cheap additives, and people rationed what they had to survive through the winter (Soma-Pillay 23). Now we have a surplus of affordable but unhealthy foods to choose from. The rich, fatty, unhealthy foods were the foods that only the wealthy could afford, now that type of food is inexpensive and people of any status are able to purchase an abundance of it. In order for the reduction in diagnosing gestational diabetes and Type II Diabetes lifestyles must change to a healthier way. .
The biggest contributor of diabetes is obesity at the rate of 80% (Soma-Pillay 23). So what should people do to decrease this contributor that causes diabetes? Prevention is the key according to Soma-Pillay and there are four pillar of diabetes prevention: 1.