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: 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. The good news is that reducing your body weight, by even a small amount, can help improve your body’s insulin sensitivity and lower your risk of developing cardiovascular and metabolic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and types of cancer. According to the NHS, a 5% reduction in body weight followed up by regular moderate intensity exercise could reduce your type 2 diabetes risk by more than 50%. For information on how to lose weight safely, how to stay motivated, and the benefits of shedding weight, see our guide on diabetes and weight loss. Cost of obesity
In the UK, the cost to the NHS of obesity and related conditions such as type 2 diabetes is putting a huge, unsustainable drain on NHS resources. Treating obesity, type 2 diabetes and diabetic complications such as nephropathy, heart disease and amputation is very costly, and with new cases of obesity-related type 2 diabetes soaring each year in the UK, these costs are expected to keep rising.