As mentioned in this article , diabetes among young people is on the rising trend. Have you wondered why our during 1986 era diabetes over 30 in malaysia is only around 4% and now is about 12 %.
What is the risk factor for diabetes?
Is the family history contributing to diabetes?
Before the question is answer, I will give a brief account for diabetis.
Diabetes means sugar in urine. In the modern era, doctor identify diabetes by high sugar in blood because sugar in urine is less accurate( need higher sugar in blood to be identified).
Diabetis may cause disease to the heart, brain, kidney, nerve and even dead if poorly controlled. In fact more than 60% of dialysis patients is due to diabetes!
Family history do contribute to diabetes - If your sibling or parents got diabetes , you got higher risk of getting diabetes.
Race affect your changes of getting diabetes. Asian , hispanic , afro. Indian is the highest risk among Malaysian to get diabetes
Do lifestyle affect diabetes?
Yes, the less active the more risk to get diabetes. Activity uses up glucose as energy and makes your cells more sensitive to insulin
Is increased sugar intake increase risk of diabetes?
Increased sugar have been linked to overweight and obesity but recent study found that an additional 150 calories from sugar per person per day – the equivalent of just one 12-ounce soda drink – increased the prevalence of diabetes by 1% in that population
Is diabetes during pregnancy increased riskof diabetes?
Yes , the women who have diabetes during pregnancy have higher risk of getting diabetes in later life.
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