Diabetes spreading among young ppl?is that true?whats the reason

India
February 14, 2008 3:21am CST
Diabetes Mellitus why and how??????????
7 responses
• United States
3 Mar 08
I do not know what the rates of diabetes are among any age group as compared to years ago. But, I do know the major cause is poor diet and lack of exercise. I believe that poor diet is the cause of many health related issues.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
1 Mar 08
why because many young people are overweight and eat mostly from places like Burger king, and also do not get enough exercise. so many schools cut back on things like gym which todays kids really need.Overeating. bad nutrition. not getting enough exercise and watching too much television which will cause weightgain. weight gain causes the muscle cells to not be able to pick up the glucose from the blood causing high blood glucose levels in the blood the pancreas is overworked causing what one nurse educator called pancreas poop out. high blood pressure, high glucose.high cholesterol, overweight go together to form sydrome x which puts kids at risk for full blown diabetes. also some young people who get no 1 diabetes have had some type of infection that often triggers diabetes also sometimes a very serious accident with injuries can trigger no.1 diabetes but so many youngsters are gettin type two diabetes which used to be only older people. but if they havesyndrome x they are sure bets for type two diabetes overweight is one of the leadingcauses.
@VAnnasamy (426)
• India
15 Feb 08
Fast Food is fast spreading. This is not correct. Food is to be fed properly. Untime food taking also causes to a great extent. It is said that our body is like a temple (worshiping place) and we should take care. Fast life produces tension and this leads to more diseases including diabetes.
@eden32 (3973)
• United States
14 Feb 08
Our diets & lifestyles, and of course family predispostion to it. If you eat a lot of processed (junk) food, don't get enough exercise, you're bound to have health issues. One of the common health problems being diabetes.
• Philippines
15 Feb 08
yup! its true that diabetes is spreading so fast among younger people. One of the main reason is being overweight or obese. if you would notice a lot of teenagers whether boy or girl are in overweight or obese stage. they seem dont care about their weight and habitus, their eating habits, lack or exercise, like to eat carbs while playing video or computer games a lot which makes them sedentary. and most of these if you would measure their blood sugar, it will suprise you that it is high and 2-3x than the normal value.
• Singapore
15 Feb 08
It would have to be the kind of food that young people are so fond of nowadays, which contain a lot of sugar, fat and all things bad. The sedentary lifestyles that so many adopt are also another contributing factor. Add to that the young working adults who experience stress on the job and you might have a culmination of factors leading to a widespread occurrence of diabetes amongst the young.
@ssh123 (31073)
• India
14 Feb 08
It is the tension at job front that is causing blood pressure to rise, resulting in cholesterol and heart roblem. Needless to say this is also resulting in volatile variation in blood=sugar level. Now-a-days any young person above 25 is prone to diabetic disease due to work culture. Even in the academic field they do undergo this turmoil.