Dealing with Diabetes2 and remembering Goldi Community Group
A support group for individuals with Type2 diabetes. Encouragement, empathy, advice, and personal experiences from members dealing with the illness. A friendly environment with compassion and support as our main objective.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/6514171/The-burden-of-obesity-is-no-small-issue.html
Everyone in the Medical profession seem's shocked by the rise in diabetes, but it seems to have been getting worse for years despite the research it seem to be going up and up every year
I try not to be cynical but a cure would cost lots of vested interest many billions of Dollars. and the food companies just keep churning out the same junk food!
Working in a diabetes clinic, I see first hand the ever increasing levels of obesity and diabetes. The statistic is shocking - cases have increased by more than one million over the last decade.
Health problems related to obesity represent an enormous threat to the UK populationâs health. Obesity is no longer exceptional - in fact, the majority of people in many age groups are now obese.
This is very alarming when you consider that obesity-related diabetes can take 10-15 years to develop and we are yet to fully see how severely it will affect many peopleâs health. It's worrying thing that we live in an environment that encourages weight gain: food is more affordable and available than ever, and we are far more sedentary that we were 30, 20 or even 10 years ago.
But as obesity becomes increasingly ânormalâ, it is harder to get people to appreciate the risks. A lot of people - particularly men - donât regard being three or four stone overweight as being a problem, but that extra weight creates a significant health risk.
With Type 2 Diabetes, getting patients to appreciate the severity of their condition is even more important. Because Diabetes impacts almost every aspect of life and diet, exercise and weight control go alongside therapy which requires discipline from patients.
When people think about obesity they look at morbid obesity, which represents a tiny minority of cases. In terms of the burden on healthcare and future disease problems, itâs the people who are three to four stone overweight that we need to worry about most.
With more obese people than ever, we need to better understand which patients are at a greatest risk of obesity related health problems. Itâs very clear that all fat is not created equal and where fat is stored in the body has an extremely strong influence our health.
Storing fat under the skin seems to be healthier because these fat cells donât function as dynamically. Conversely, the worst place to store fat is in the abdomen as fat stored here is associated quite strongly with Type 2 Diabetes, heart attack and risk of premature death.
Unfortunately, it seems very likely that we have very little influence in where our body fat is laid down. Weâve also found that there are significant differences between different ethnic groups. This means that if you take a South Asian and a Caucasian patient with the same BMIs and fat distribution, the patient from the South Asian background will be at far greater risk of developing complications from their obesity.
Although science is helping us understand the complex mix of genetics and environment that inform an individualâs health risk from obesity and diabetes, the problem is already much with us. We must take action before it is too late.
health.
Storing fat under the skin seems to be healthier because these fat cells donât function as dynamically. Conversely, the worst place to store fat is in the abdomen as fat stored here is associated quite strongly with Type 2 Diabetes, heart attack and risk of premature death.
Unfortunately, it seems very likely that we have very little influence in where our body fat is laid down. Weâve also found that there are significant differences between different ethnic groups. This means that if you take a South Asian and a Caucasian patient with the same BMIs and fat distribution, the patient from the South Asian background will be at far greater risk of developing complications from their obesity.
Although science is helping us understand the complex mix of genetics and environment that inform an individualâs health risk from obesity and diabetes, the problem is already much with us. We must take action before it is too late.
Everyone in the Medical profession seem's shocked by the rise in diabetes, but it seems to have been getting worse for years despite the research it seem to be going up and up every year
I try not to be cynical but a cure would cost lots of vested interest many billions of Dollars. and the food companies just keep churning out the same junk food!
Working in a diabetes clinic, I see first hand the ever increasing levels of obesity and diabetes. The statistic is shocking - cases have increased by more than one million over the last decade.
Health problems related to obesity represent an enormous threat to the UK populationâs health. Obesity is no longer exceptional - in fact, the majority of people in many age groups are now obese.
This is very alarming when you consider that obesity-related diabetes can take 10-15 years to develop and we are yet to fully see how severely it will affect many peopleâs health. It's worrying thing that we live in an environment that encourages weight gain: food is more affordable and available than ever, and we are far more sedentary that we were 30, 20 or even 10 years ago.
But as obesity becomes increasingly ânormalâ, it is harder to get people to appreciate the risks. A lot of people - particularly men - donât regard being three or four stone overweight as being a problem, but that extra weight creates a significant health risk.
With Type 2 Diabetes, getting patients to appreciate the severity of their condition is even more important. Because Diabetes impacts almost every aspect of life and diet, exercise and weight control go alongside therapy which requires discipline from patients.
When people think about obesity they look at morbid obesity, which represents a tiny minority of cases. In terms of the burden on healthcare and future disease problems, itâs the people who are three to four stone overweight that we need to worry about most.
With more obese people than ever, we need to better understand which patients are at a greatest risk of obesity related health problems. Itâs very clear that all fat is not created equal and where fat is stored in the body has an extremely strong influence our health.
Storing fat under the skin seems to be healthier because these fat cells donât function as dynamically. Conversely, the worst place to store fat is in the abdomen as fat stored here is associated quite strongly with Type 2 Diabetes, heart attack and risk of premature death.
Unfortunately, it seems very likely that we have very little influence in where our body fat is laid down. Weâve also found that there are significant differences between different ethnic groups. This means that if you take a South Asian and a Caucasian patient with the same BMIs and fat distribution, the patient from the South Asian background will be at far greater risk of developing complications from their obesity.
Although science is helping us understand the complex mix of genetics and environment that inform an individualâs health risk from obesity and diabetes, the problem is already much with us. We must take action before it is too late.
health.
Storing fat under the skin seems to be healthier because these fat cells donât function as dynamically. Conversely, the worst place to store fat is in the abdomen as fat stored here is associated quite strongly with Type 2 Diabetes, heart attack and risk of premature death.
Unfortunately, it seems very likely that we have very little influence in where our body fat is laid down. Weâve also found that there are significant differences between different ethnic groups. This means that if you take a South Asian and a Caucasian patient with the same BMIs and fat distribution, the patient from the South Asian background will be at far greater risk of developing complications from their obesity.
Although science is helping us understand the complex mix of genetics and environment that inform an individualâs health risk from obesity and diabetes, the problem is already much with us. We must take action before it is too late.
The Fat and the Thin and The Short and the Tall
Can get diabetes One and All
For instance, blue eyes are recessive and brown eyes are dominant....therefore there are many more people with brown eyes.
Just an idea.