Obesity and Diabetes Are You at Risk?

The Link Between Obesity and Diabetes

Physicians usually refer to diabetes by its full, medical name diabetes mellitus. According to the Merck Manual of Medical Information, 2nd Edition, diabetes mellitus is defined as "a disorder in which blood sugar (glucose) levels are abnormally high because the body does not produce enough insulin." Insulin is a hormone that's released from the pancreas to control the amount of sugar in the blood. If the body doesn't produce enough insulin to move sugar into receptive cells, the result is a very high levels of sugar in the blood, and not enough sugar in cells. This state is what produces the symptoms and complications of diabetes mellitus.

There are two types of diabetes:

Type One refers to the juvenile or early onset, insulin-dependent form of diabetes. This is not an obesity-related form of diabetes. People who develop this form do so before age 30; only 10% of all diabetics have type one.

Type Two usually develops between age 30 and age 70. Obesity is the chief risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes, and 80% - 90% of people who have this disease are obese. Obesity causes insulin resistance, so obese diabetics need very large amounts of daily insulin to maintain normal blood sugar levels.

Diabetes mellitus, type 2, causes serious, even fatal, conditions. If you're obese and have any of these symptoms, see your health care provider as soon as possible:

Excessive thirst, excessive urination, and excessive appetite.

Blurred vision

Excessive drowsiness and chronic fatigue

Nausea

Decreased endurance during exercise

Rapid, unexplained weight loss

Abdominal pain

Deep, rapid breathing

Breath that smells like nail polish remover - This is a symptom of ketoacidosis, and can result in coma and death within hours if not immediately treated.

By now, it's obvious that diabetes is an extremely dangerous disease. It's also obvious that since obesity can be prevented by proper diet and exercise, diabetes can be prevented among people who have the early-onset type. Obesity isn't about how you look in a bathing suit; it's about your life, and how you live it.

Compilations that arise among obese diabetics include:

Artherosclerosis is a thickening and/or leaking of the blood vessels. This causes decreased blood supply to arms and legs. Over time, artherosclerosis leads to loss of feelings in the hands and feet, and peripheral (hands and feet) neuropathy (lack of blood supply to hands and feet). Treatment for this condition is usually not effective. Gangrene invades "dead" tissue; without medical action, blood poisoning slowly kills the affected person. Gangrenous tissue cannot be saved. The only alternative is complete amputation of the affected arm, hand, feet or leg. Diabetics may have multiple limb amputations.

Poor blood circulation also causes severe heart disease, kidney disease, brain disorders and breakdown of surface skin, causing skin ulcers. Wounds heal very slowly, or not at all. Bacterial and fungal infections are common.

Damage to blood vessels in the eye causes diabetic retinopathy. Sometimes this condition can be treated with laser surgery to seal leaking blood vessels. Too often, the condition leads to partial or total blindness.

Diabetes leads to renal (kidney) failure serious enough to require long-term kidney dialysis or even transplant. Diabetics don't tolerate transplant well and the new kidney is frequently rejected.

Damage to the nerves of the skin makes repeated injuries much more likely - even constant - because the diabetic person can't feel changes of pressure or temperature. For example, he/she can't tell that some part of the body is too close to a source of heat, cold, or is being pressed by a heavy object.

Diabetics often develop mental health problems like chronic depression because of their low quality of life. Living with open wounds, infections, amputations, being confined to a bed or wheelchair, kidney dialysis or lingering - waiting - for a kidney transplant are very depressing conditions. Fragile diabetics also experience marital problems and divorce due to the burdens placed upon spouses (and children) that must fulfill the role of caregivers. Adding to the fragile diabetic's self-esteem problems is that he/she is unable to work and must live on disability pay.

Are you convinced, after reading this article, that if you're obese and you don't lose weight, you will either die from diabetic complications, or you will live a life filled with horrible medical conditions? This does not have to happen! Right now, today, you can start making reasonable weight loss goals. You can make the decision that you value your health - and your life - to the extent that you will take charge of your weight loss plan.

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