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Exercise is Vital in Preventing Diabetes Progressions Diabetes isn't just a chronic condition; it's also progressive. The key to preventing and managing diabetes lies in halting its progression among high-risk groups and individuals with prediabetes, and slowing its advancement from early to late stages. Exercise emerges as a potent tool in this battle, capable of mitigating risk factors for diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, and elevated fasting blood glucose levels. The 6-year follow-up from China's "Daqing Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Diabetes Study" reveals compelling data. In the control group, 67.7% of patients with impaired glucose tolerance transitioned to diabetes. However, in groups subjected to diet or exercise interventions, this figure dropped to 43.8% and 41.1%, respectively. Long-term tracking showed that without intervention, 93% of those with impaired glucose tolerance would develop diabetes. Yet, with 6 years of lifestyle intervention, the i...