Obesity: Ringing the “alarm” for diabetes

In today’s society, obesity has become an extremely common and serious health problem, and it rings the “alarm” for diabetes. As obesity rates continue to rise, the associated incidence of diabetes also shows a worrying upward trend. Obesity and diabetes are inextricably linked. When humans consume too much high-calorie food and there is a serious lack of motion, excess energy accumulates in the form of fat, leading to increased body weight and gradual body obesity. In obesity, fat cells can undergo a series of changes that can release a variety of bioactive substances, such as tumour necrosis, resistance to insulin, which can disrupt the normal functioning of insulin in the body and reduce the sensitivity of cells to insulin, a phenomenon known as insulin resistance. Insulin is the key hormonal for regulating blood sugar, and if insulin resists, the pancreas will need to be distributed more insulin to maintain blood sugar stability. However, chronic overloading of pancreas may eventually result in impaired functioning, with insulin being poorly distributed and blood sugar levels going out of control and diabetes. Obesity is often accompanied by unhealthy lifestyles, which undoubtedly also contribute to the incidence of diabetes. Most of them prefer high-calorie, fat, sugary foods, such as fried foods, sweets, beverages, etc., that are rapidly digested and absorbed into the human body, leading to large fluctuations in blood sugar and, in the long run, to build up incentives for pancreas and increase the risk of diabetes. At the same time, obese people often lack mobility, with reduced energy consumption, further fat accumulation and increased insulin resistance. Obesity-induced diabetes can cause serious harm to patients. Diabetes can be overburdened with multiple whole-body systems, the cardiovascular system bearing the brunt, and obese diabetes patients are more likely to suffer from cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction, as high blood sugar and obesity can damage the inside of the vein, leading to thickening, hardening and poor blood circulation. The kidneys are also difficult to escape, and long-term high blood sugar and obese metabolic disorders can cause a disease in the kidney microvasculars, develop into diabetes kidney diseases, ranging from trace amounts of protein to large amounts of protein urine, and eventually lead to kidney failure. Eye-related complications, such as diabetes membrane, are also more common, causing loss of vision and even blindness, which seriously affects the quality of life of patients. In addition, diabetes causes neuroses, which cause numbing of hands and feet, stings, abnormal feeling, etc., causing physical pain and inconvenience to patients. In the face of the obese “alarm bells” of diabetes, we must respond positively and effectively. For the obese population, the first priority is to adjust the diet. Reducing the intake of high-calorie, fat and sugar-rich foods and increasing the proportion of diet-rich fibre-rich foods, such as vegetables, fruits and whole grains, which not only have low heat, but also increase abdominal saturation and help to control appetite. At the same time, it is necessary to control the weight of food, to avoid heavy consumption, and to follow the principle of less and more. Sport is also key to dieting and preventing diabetes. Choose a way to move for yourself, such as walking, jogging, swimming, cycling, etc., and maintain a medium-intensity exercise of at least 150 minutes per week. Sport not only consumes excess heat and reduces weight, but also increases body sensitivity to insulin and improves insulin resistance. In addition to dietary and motor control, patients already suffering from obese diabetes need to be treated with sugar or insulin, in strict accordance with medical instructions, and regular monitoring of indicators such as blood sugar, blood pressure, blood resin, etc., and timely adjustment of treatment programmes. Obesity is like a sword of Damocles that hangs above people’s heads, threatening health at all times, and diabetes is one of the serious consequences of this sword’s fall. We should be fully aware of the strong link between obesity and diabetes, and be active in changing the bad lifestyle by controlling weights and moving away from obesity through rational diets, appropriate exercise, so as to reduce the risk of diabetes and protect our own health lines so that this “alarm” does not ring.