Healthy Weight: How it helps Check Diabetes
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Loading ...When there is fat around, the body cells respond to insulin in a different manner. However, with weight reduction the number of insulin receptive sites on the cells increases.
The cells also respond to insulin. More sugar from the blood enters into the cells and the blood sugar level comes down. The severity of diabetes is reduced simultaneously.
Healthy Weight: How It Checks Diabetes
• Healthy eating habit accompanied by healthy lifestyle helps the body shed off extra kilograms
• Weight reduction and control helps overcome diseases than any medication
• Overweight people who have lost weight with a low-calorie diet show tremendous improvement in blood sugar levels
• For type-2 diabetic patients who are not overweight, simply controlling calories helps bring about substantial improvement in their blood sugar levels.
• Once ideal body weight is achieved by cutting down unnecessary calories, the body produces sufficient insulin to keep blood sugar within normal level.
Check Your Body Mass Index (BMI)
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a calculation that helps us know whether our weight is healthy or whether weight-loss would benefit the body. Both the height and weight of the body are taken into account to determine whether the body has excess fat.
Check the excess weight or obesity by using the formula –
Body Mass Index = Weight in Kilograms
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2 X Height in Meters
BMI for Men
Normal - 17 – 25
Overweight - 25 – 30
Obese - Greater than 30
BMI for Women
Normal - 17 – 27
Overweight - 27 – 32
Obese - Greater than 32
Besides BMI measurement, other factors that help determine whether weight loss is essential are
• Family history of high Blood Pressure or diabetes.
• Weight gain since school, college days and adulthood that has increased health risks.
• If you lead a stressed life, and smoke and drink. Then all these factors along with excess weight can be lethal.
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