Diabetes Prevention – Body Fat Causes Insulin Resistance

What is Diabetes?

Diabetes is a defect in the human body. It is the state in which the pancreas fails to produce insulin. Insulin is the hormone that converts the sugar in the food into energy. Insufficient excretion of insulin by pancreas makes glucose level excess in human blood resulting in Diabetes.

Symptoms

The following are the symptoms of Diabetes.

1. Blurred Vision
2. Usual thirst
3. Frequent urination
4. Slow healing-cuts
5. Unexplained tired
6. Rapid weight loss or gain
7. Erectile dysfunction
8. Numbness or tangling in hands or feet.

How  Body fat is connected with Insulin Resistance

According to Research done by Dr.Kahn BB, & Flier JS of Department of Medcinin from University of Washington, obese people have a higher risk of developing insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. The body fat (adipose tissue) is one of the reasons for causing diabetes. Being overweight places extra stress on the body in many ways including the body’s ability to maintain proper blood glucose levels. And also it restricts the secretion of insulin by the pancreas.Link to the complete scientific paper.

Preventing Diabetes

Exercise is extremely important for preventing Diabetes. One needs to exercise up to sweating level. Losing weight also helps to prevent Diabetes. Avoiding trans- fat eatables such as meat and dairy products is good for Diabetes. Eating a lot of fiber foods such as fruits and vegetables like beans, grains and oat meal prevents Diabetes. Quitting smoking and drinking alcohol also helps to prevent Diabetes.

Even though proper treatments and medicines are available it still remains one of the most lethal diseases, affecting large number of people around the world. In the end it is up to each individual to learn to live healthy and prevent the diabetes for good. It is also a good idea to try to explain the preventing measures of diabetes for the younger generation so they can stay at normal weight throughout their life. 

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