Title: Diabetes and Obesity
Headings: Diabetes and Obesity
Diabetes and Obesity
Links between obesity and type 2 diabetes
How does obesity cause type 2 diabetes?
Inflammatory response
Diabetes and Obesity
Disruption in fat metabolism
Preventing obesity
Cost of obesity
Making lifestyle changes
Obesity facts

Content: Not all people who are obese are diabetic and not all people with type 2 diabetes are, or have bee, obese. There are a number of factors which can contribute to becoming obese: Eating a high calorie diet
Not getting enough physical exercise
Genetics
Medical conditions
Medications
The NHS states that, for those that are obese, a loss of 5% of body weight along with regular exercise can reduce your risk of developing diabetes by over 50%. Loss of body weight has been shown to improve blood glucose levels and has allowed people with type 2 diabetes to come off or avoid going onto insulin. The following steps are listed by the NHS and Diabetes UK to help with losing weight: Avoid reliance on refined carbohydrates
Base main meals around vegetables
Be wary of misleading food packaging – low fat does not necessarily mean low calorie
Don’t rely on processed foods and takeaways for regular meals
Watch your alcohol intake – alcohol is highly calorific
Watch portion sizes – many of us in the UK are eating larger portions than we need
Take regular physical activity – find ways to avoid reliance on motorised transport
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Download a FREE blood glucose chart for your phone or as a printout. Email address: Disruption in fat metabolism
Obesity is also thought to trigger changes to the body’s metabolism These changes cause fat tissue (adipose tissue) to release fat molecules into the blood, which can affect insulin responsive cells and lead to reduced insulin sensitivity. Another theory put forward by scientists into how obesity could lead to type 2 diabetes is that obesity causes prediabetes, a metabolic condition that almost always develops into type 2 diabetes. Preventing obesity
The links between obesity and type 2 diabetes are firmly established – without the intervention of a healthy diet and appropriate exercise, obesity can lead to type 2 diabetes over a relatively short period of time.