Diabetes: An unhealthy diet and lifestyle puts you at higher risk for type-2 diabetes
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The gut microbe is connected to your overall health not just your bone. According to studies, there is a strong link between gut health and type-2 diabetes. A number of adaptive factors increase the risk of type-2 diabetes and unhealthy eating is one of them. Type-2 diabetes is affecting a large population today. It is a chronic condition that requires regular management of healthy blood sugar. Left unchecked, diabetes affects different parts of the body. To control the side effects, it will be necessary to control your blood sugar levels. In this article, you will understand the link between gut health and type-2 diabetes.
Gut health and type-2 diabetes: Here’s the link
Type-2 diabetes is a multifactorial disease involving both hereditary and environmental factors. Several pathogenic defects have been described in type-2 diabetes. Recently, the role of gut microbiota has come to prominence.
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In the human body, there are trillions of bacteria. In the gut, in particular, there are friendly microbes (bacteria) that help with digestion and maintain metabolic health. In those who follow unhealthy lifestyles (eating junk food, do not exercise or are obese) and have type-2 diabetes, unhealthy microbes replace them. healthy microbes such as lactobacillus and bifidobacteria. This produces something called a ‘leaky gut’.
An unhealthy balance of gut bacteria can increase the risk of diabetes, says an expert
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This leads to chronic inflammation that has been linked to a number of cardiometabolic disorders including type-2 diabetes. It has been suggested that this is one of the reasons for the increasing incidence of type-2 diabetes.
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It is also known that by adopting a healthy lifestyle, eating lots of green leafy vegetables and fruits and avoiding junk foods and controlling diabetes well, the gut microbiota can be restored as usual. The use of probiotics can also help restore the unhealthy gut microbiota to healthy microbes.
You can control your risk of type-2 diabetes with simple changes in diet and lifestyle. Maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly and eating a healthy diet can play a part. If you have a family history of diabetes, you need to look out for early signs and symptoms.
(Dr. V Mohan is Head of MDRF-Hinduja Foundation T1D program and also Chair & Head of Diabetology, Diabetes Specialist Center & Dr. Mohan President, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, India)
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