When it comes to diabetes, most young people are confused because they have the impression that only older people have anything to do with diabetes. Perhaps because of this indifference, many young people who are already in the “minefield” are still unaware of it, thus making the trend of diabetes younger and younger more and more obvious. For a “health killer” like diabetes, which is not far from us, it is necessary to find out the details of it.
Misconceptions stand aside
What is diabetes? I’m afraid many MM will naively think that it is a disease caused by too much sugar intake, in fact, this is a misconception. Let’s take a look at the authoritative medical definition of diabetes!
Diabetes mellitus (commonly known as DM) is mainly divided into two types: one is type 1 diabetes, which is caused by an absolute lack of insulin in the body, this type of diabetes is more common in teenagers; the other is type 2 diabetes, which is caused by a relative lack of insulin and insulin resistance, this type is more common in the middle-aged and elderly population.
However, with the change in our living conditions and dietary habits, type 2 diabetes is no longer the exclusive preserve of the elderly, and the trend of “rejuvenation” of diabetes is mainly for this type of diabetes.
Obesity – the culprit of diabetes rejuvenation
As with many diseases, diabetes is both genetically predisposed and environmentally and personally related.
From a congenital point of view, the genetic factors of diabetes account for 50% of the onset factors, so for people with a family history of diabetes, the chances of getting diabetes will be much greater than ordinary people, especially the children of type 2 diabetes patients are more likely to be affected by family genetics. If both parents are diabetic, the chances of their children getting diabetes are even higher at about one in four.
Of course, it doesn’t mean that people without a family history can rest easy. Why is it that many patients do not have a family history of diabetes? It is because these people ignore the impact of environmental factors and their own dietary habits, and do not have a sense of prevention of diabetes, making themselves a family “precedent”.
If it is said that people who are born with diabetes are more or less “sick for a reason”, then those who do not have a family history of the disease should be said to be “blameless”, because most of them have the cause of the disease with their dietary habits and lifestyle habits. Generally speaking, frequent intake of high-fat, high-protein food will be more likely to get diabetes, like burgers and chicken wings and other fast food and some high-fat fried food are “dangerous food” to trigger diabetes.
If you are a big fan of these types of foods, and also belong to the “lazy people” who do not like to exercise, then diabetes may find you just a matter of time. This is why fat people are prone to diabetes, because “eat more and move less” is a feature of their group. A large percentage of young people who get diabetes are obese.
Don’t think of yourself as a “foreigner”
Some people may wonder: why those Europeans and Americans who eat a lot of butter and fast food are not as prone to diabetes as we are? Foreigners have more fat people than we do! Speaking of this, as Asians, we really have no choice, who told us that our genes are different from theirs! Most Asians have a “frugal” gene, and to some extent, a light diet is more suitable for our physique, and in the 1950s and 1960s China did not have so many diabetics now. So, when our standard of living is rising, and the “frugal” gene has not yet evolved, diabetes has naturally become a very common “disease of the rich”.
There are many Koreans and Japanese with similar genes to ours who have diabetes. So, when we are gorging ourselves on burgers, we should remind ourselves: don’t think of yourself as a foreigner!
Dinners, buying a car, losing weight, all “risky”
Nowadays, most young people like to eat out, socialize and dine out, and most of the meals in restaurants taste heavy and greasy, often intake of such high-calorie, high-fat, high-protein and low-fiber food, it is easy to cause diabetes. If you go to a drinking party and drink liquor often, it is even more dangerous because the content of ethanol and calories in liquor is high, and this is also a major cause of diabetes.
There are many people who find themselves in trouble after buying a car — the original healthy body, but now there are many problems. To the hospital, a check, blood sugar, blood lipids, blood pressure indicators have lit up the red light, diabetes has been the first signs. When you think about it, it’s the car that’s causing the trouble. In the past, you always have to go to work or go out by bike or walk for a while, now there is a car, naturally a lot more convenient, but the opportunity to move a lot less muscles. It’s not that you shouldn’t buy a car, but after the “car instead of walking”, you have to use other ways to make up for the exercise time.
Although diabetes is not always caused by eating too much sugar, but eating too much sugar may still trigger diabetes. In Japan, a very unhealthy “cola diet” is popular, some young people adhere to the daily sweet drinks, do not eat rice diet rule, think that this can achieve the effect of weight loss, but do not know that this practice may eventually make them suffer from diabetes and many other diseases.
In addition, we usually love to eat wine stuffed dumplings, Ningbo dumplings, etc. is also a very high sugar content of food, if long-term consumption, will also increase the chances of getting diabetes. There are relatively more diabetics in Ningbo.
Say “NO” to diabetes
To prevent diabetes, the most important thing is to form good eating habits and lifestyle, especially for those who live irregularly.
In terms of “eating”, avoid overeating, eat less fatty and greasy food and fast food, preferably eat roughage one or two days a week, and eat more fruits and vegetables with fiber. Try to eat out in restaurants, do not put too much oil when cooking at home, some families like to boil fish soup fried fish simmered in oil into a white soup like milk, seemingly nutritious, but in fact it is emulsified fat into the stomach.
Exercise is also an essential means of prevention. Proper exercise is not only good for keeping fit, but also helps to promote cardiopulmonary function and reduce cardiovascular disease caused by diabetes, thus greatly reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Therefore, it is best to exercise after meals, do not sit down immediately, and set aside a few hours each week for physical exercise, which may have unexpected effects.
In addition to this, it is also important to maintain a happy mood. If you are always sad and happy, your body will release too much glucose hormone, which will not only easily trigger diabetes, but also make it difficult to control blood sugar. Therefore, maintaining a peaceful state of mind not only shows good cultivation, but also makes people further away from health!
Dangerous relationship with other diseases
Generally speaking, diabetes itself is not a simple disease, but a syndrome, the danger is that it will cause a series of complications.
First of all, for diabetics, the common obese patients and visceral fat type of patients with thick waist circumference, the possibility of hypertension, myocardial infarction and other cardiovascular diseases will be greatly increased, about twice as much as the average person.
Second, diabetes may also cause kidney disease. In recent years, the incidence of diabetic nephropathy is increasing, and has increasingly become the main cause of uremia. Did you know? People with diabetes are about 17 times more likely to get kidney failure than the average person!
Diabetes also causes damage to the fundus and retinal tissues. Mild cases can show signs of blurred vision or bleeding or oozing from the fundus, and in severe cases can lead to blindness.
For women, diabetes can also lead to diseases such as polycystic ovary syndrome, which can cause obstacles to fertility.
Therefore, diabetes should be detected and treated as early as possible, otherwise the disease will be too late to regret.