Chapter 4 Diabetes and Obesity

Chapter 4 Diabetes and Obesity

Thanks to clinical observations, endocrinologists have made an important conclusion: obesity is the main provoking factor in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Judge for yourself: among people with this type of diabetes, 80% suffer from obesity to one degree or another. Moreover, the likelihood of the disease depends not so much on the degree of obesity, but on its duration. With long-term obesity, the risk of diabetes increases. Overweight is observed in approximately a third of the inhabitants of our planet. Of these, 8-15% are people with extreme obesity, who develop diabetes 10 times more often than thin people.

If you have first-degree obesity, your risk of developing diabetes is 2 times higher than a person of normal weight. With moderate obesity, the risk increases by 5 times. In addition, overweight people are 10-15 times more likely to have cardiovascular diseases, and therefore their life expectancy is 7-12 years less than average. If you are overweight, think about what you read. And regardless of whether you believe in your star or not, draw the right conclusions.

Type 2 diabetes and obesity go hand in hand. And it’s no coincidence. We have already written that obesity contributes to impaired sensitivity of insulin-dependent tissues to insulin. We can say that fat blocks insulin receptors in cells. Sugar cannot penetrate the cells in the required quantity and accumulates in the blood. An increase in blood sugar serves as a signal to increase insulin secretion.

The body tries to “feed” the cells and restore metabolic processes by producing more insulin. Hyperinsulinism occurs, which leads to disruption of the coordinated work of the centers of satiety and hunger towards a constantly increased appetite. Overeating contributes to the further progression of obesity. The circle closes.

Thus, the conclusion suggests itself: to get rid of obesity you need to get rid of increased appetite. One way is to eat less.