In the previous post, we discussed about diabetes mellitus and the various types of diabetes. Diabetes can be caused by a confluence of various factors, ranging from your own lifestyle to your heredity. Knowing the risk factors can help us to delay the onset of diabetes to some extent. The following is the list of some of the factors that may influence whether you will get diabetes or not.
Heredity: Heredity plays a strong role in the susceptibility of the disease. The closer the blood relationship of a person to the diabetic, greater is the chances of getting diabetes.
Obesity: Sudden increase in weight is a danger signal in middle aged people. Obesity is a strong predisposing factor to diabetes
Sedentary Life Style: People who have inactive life style are more prone to diabetes. It is possible that good physical exercises may reduce the risk of diabetes
Age: Type 2 diabetes commonly affects those over 40 years of age, hence should be cautious to avoid the diabetogenic environment
Sugar Intake: Diabetes is more prevalent among affluent societies. A high intake of calorie rich diet triggers diabetes
Dietary Fibre: In many African countries, the fibre content of the diet is high and the prevalence of diabetes is low
Infections: Diabetes may result from inflammation of the islet of pancreas. Certain viral infections may affect the pancreas and trigger the early onset of diabetes
Stress: People who stress much mentally – Type A personalities are easily prone to diabetes. Acute stress may precipitate or aggravate the early onset
Secondary Diabetes: Diabetes Mellitus is secondary to hypertension and cardiac diseases
Smoking and drinking also precipitates the onset of diabetes.
While you cannot control some of the factors like heredity, the rest of the factors are under your control. The way you handle them would help to keep diabetes as much away as possible. If you have any doubts or need further information, please consult your family doctor for clarification.
Heredity: Heredity plays a strong role in the susceptibility of the disease. The closer the blood relationship of a person to the diabetic, greater is the chances of getting diabetes.
Obesity: Sudden increase in weight is a danger signal in middle aged people. Obesity is a strong predisposing factor to diabetes
Sedentary Life Style: People who have inactive life style are more prone to diabetes. It is possible that good physical exercises may reduce the risk of diabetes
Age: Type 2 diabetes commonly affects those over 40 years of age, hence should be cautious to avoid the diabetogenic environment
Sugar Intake: Diabetes is more prevalent among affluent societies. A high intake of calorie rich diet triggers diabetes
Dietary Fibre: In many African countries, the fibre content of the diet is high and the prevalence of diabetes is low
Infections: Diabetes may result from inflammation of the islet of pancreas. Certain viral infections may affect the pancreas and trigger the early onset of diabetes
Stress: People who stress much mentally – Type A personalities are easily prone to diabetes. Acute stress may precipitate or aggravate the early onset
Secondary Diabetes: Diabetes Mellitus is secondary to hypertension and cardiac diseases
Smoking and drinking also precipitates the onset of diabetes.
While you cannot control some of the factors like heredity, the rest of the factors are under your control. The way you handle them would help to keep diabetes as much away as possible. If you have any doubts or need further information, please consult your family doctor for clarification.
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Well, if you've already been diagnosed as a pre-diabetic guess you can't skip the insulin sensitizer drugs but you sure can supplement those with herbal and homeopathic remedies that would help regulate the spikes in blood sugar naturally.
Thanks for adding on to the discussion. Appreciate your sharing of the knowledge with us here.
If we know just what foods are good for us we have won half the battle against degenerative diseases. The other half is the action we must take to gain control.
Why not take control with weight loss management control on what you eat.