A 25-year-old member asked:
How does being obese cause type 2 diabetes in a child?
3 doctor answers • 8 doctors weighed in
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 47 years experience
Insulin resistance: Type 2 diabetes occurs when the Insulin produced by a patient does not do all the work needed to keep blood sugar levels in the normal range. Consider Insulin a taxi that transports glucose to cells. If the taxi, s are moving slow, or the cells are not letting glucose off, the glucose waiting around for transport builds up. Obesity can create Insulin resistance not present at normal weight.
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Dr. Patricia Vuguinanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Pancreatic failure: Usually you become diabetic when your pancreas can not overcome the extra work that implies been obese.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
29 years experience
Insulin resistance: Obesity puts a strain on the pancreas so that it has to make more Insulin to compensate for the increased demand of obesity. Unfortunately, we're seeing type 2 dm in children even as young as 4 years-old. The pancreas simply poops out and can't keep up with the Insulin demands of the obese body. This is when type 2 dm develops.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Difference of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in obesity?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Quang Nguyenanswered
Specializes in Endocrinology
Bad for both: Obesity can adversely affect diabetes control for both type 1 and type 2. In general, type 2 patients are more obese because of Insulin resistance. For both group, exercise/diet control remains key in controlling diabetes.
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Last updated Sep 28, 2016
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