26^th Global Obesity Meeting

Obesity and Diabetes

Diabetes is defined as the body's inability to regulate and control blood sugar levels. Long-term, persistent high blood sugar is associated with damage to blood vessels, nerves, and several organs. Being overweight or obese increases the chances of developing the common type of diabetes, type 2 diabetes. In this disease, the body makes enough insulin, but the body's cells have become resistant to the beneficial action of insulin. An overweight body with a BMI more than 30 is one of the risk factor for Insulin resistance.