High blood sugar or diabetes is a condition wherein your body fails to produce the required quantity of insulin needed. It is a metabolic disorder that occurs to people whose cells are not in a position to use the insulin secreted or in those insulin is not secreted in required volumes. Blood sugar level increases sharply for diabetic people causing lot of health issues and damaging vital organs like heart, kidney, lungs and brain. You are at risk of several complications and hence it is very much important to maintain your weight. Losing weight for diabetic people can be more challenging than others.
Choosing the right diet is vital for everyone who is health conscious, but for diabetic people eating wrong diet can increase their risk significantly causing more complications. To begin with, the risk of diabetes increases considerably if you are obese and overweight. According to CDC of USA, people with body mass index of 25 or more are categorized as overweight. As more and more people become obese, diabetic population increases considerably.
As of now 68% of adults in the US are either overweight or obese and this accounts for about 2/3rd of population. Almost 3 out of 4 men are obese or overweight according to the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney diseases.
Who Are At Risk ?
Any person who is overweight or obese is at significant risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Your risk increases if you are physically inactive or if you have a family history of diabetes, or if you have high blood pressure/cholesterol, or if you have cardiovascular disease. Losing just 5% of weight can prevent you from diabetes and for that you need to be active and control your diet.
Don’t Avoid Eating :
There are some people who think by avoiding breakfast or lunch they can reduce weight. This theory is worse than you think. By fasting you are actually worsening the metabolic condition of your body. It is very much vital for people with diabetes to eat frequently in smaller portions. You can even eat 6 or 7 times a day instead of sticking on to 3 times meal a day.