CAUSES FOR DIABETES

CAUSES FOR DIABETES

The stronger the family history, the greater the chances of developing

Diabetes. This proves that heredity plays an important part in diabetes

that shows up during middle or old age. Diabetesin

 such cases begins after a bout of prolonged illness, sometimes by

accident but often it comes without any prior warning. The other causes

are :

1. Obesity and over-nutrition

2. Lack of exercise

3. Mental stress

4.  Drugs

5. Age and repeated infections

We will here elaborate the points.

1. Obesity: Excess fat in the body ' brings out' diabetes much earlier in individuals 

who have strong familial tendency.

2. Lack of Exercise :

 Regular exercise helps to burn up the calories, prevent obesity and

activates the 'insulin receptors'. In those who are inactive, the

absence of these mechanisms can lead to diabetes.

3. Mental Stress:

 Tension, anxiety, or the stress of surgery can aggravate or precipitate

 diabetes in those with a genetic predisposition to the disease. When

diabetes is primarily the result of stress, it is referred to as "stress

 diabetes".

4. Drugs:

 Some drugs can increase the blood sugar level and may reveal

pre-existing diabetes. The steroids commonly does this, while 'water

tablets', which eliminate fluid from the body, do so commonly.

5. Age and repeated infections:

 Age and repeated infections cause diabetes in several cases. Infections

 which occur again and again lower the body's resistance, making one

susceptible to diabetes.