Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by persistent hyperglycemia caused by insufficient insulin secretion or insulin resistance, which is mainly manifested by eating more, drinking more, urinating more and losing weight ("three more and one less"). If the patient's condition is not well controlled, it will lead to various acute and chronic complications, such as blindness and gangrene of foot.

Heredity is a factor of type 2 diabetes, but it is mainly caused by unhealthy lifestyle. Nowadays, young people's diet is westernized, and all kinds of foreign fast food, desserts and carbonated drinks are increasingly favored by young people. These high-fat, high-protein and high-calorie foods are easy to cause excessive calorie intake if they are not careful. In addition, young people, especially white-collar workers, sit in front of the computer when they are in class, go out to drive or ride bicycles, and rarely exercise all day. In my spare time, I spend most of my spare time on parties or video games. I seldom do physical exercise and consume less energy. Excess heat is converted into fat storage, leading to obesity.

Obesity is not only directly related to hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, gout and fatty liver, but also the main risk factor of type 2 diabetes. Obesity, especially abdominal obesity, will lead to insulin resistance in the body. In order to maintain normal blood sugar, the body must compensate to secrete more insulin to meet the needs of metabolism. Over time, islet B cells are overwhelmed, their functions are damaged, and finally their metabolism is out of balance, leading to hyperglycemia and diabetes. If we pay close attention to the young diabetics around us, we will find that most of them have a common feature-obesity. Studies have shown that on the basis of standard weight, the risk of diabetes per kilogram of weight increases by at least 5%.

In addition, today's young people are under various pressures, and their work and rest are often irregular. It is normal to stay up late and work overtime, and the spirit is in a state of high tension for a long time, which stimulates the body to secrete a lot of stress hormones (such as adrenaline, norepinephrine, cortisol, etc.). ).) can raise blood sugar, which is another important reason for the high incidence of diabetes in young people.

Nowadays, young people especially like to eat salty and fried foods, such as hamburgers, fried chicken legs and French fries, which are the chief culprits of diseases such as diabetes. Therefore, young people should also pay attention to a light diet and eat less fried and salty food.