May 11 is World Obesity Day. Many people believe that losing weight can make them radiant and more confident. In fact, the benefits of losing weight are far more than that, for diabetics, losing weight can even reverse diabetes.
Ms. Wu, a citizen of Wuhan, is 28 years old this year, don't look at her age, but her physical condition has not been very good, half a year ago, she entered the Secretinology Department of Wuhan Tongji Hospital Optics Valley Campus because of metabolic abnormalities.
Yang Yan, deputy director of the Department of Endocrinology of Wuhan Tongji Hospital Optics Valley Campus, told reporters: Ms. Wu is fat, has poor menstruation, and has a long bag on her face, and was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome at that time, and her fasting blood sugar is more than 7 o'clock and more than 10 o'clock after meals. It is that it does not meet the diagnostic criteria for diabetes, but it is still higher than normal, and if it is not changed, it will definitely get diabetes in the future.
When she was admitted to the hospital, the doctor found that Ms. Wu was 1.6 meters tall, weighed more than 80 kilograms, and had a BMI of more than 31, which was already in the category of obesity. In order to improve the state of her body, the doctor advised Ms. Wu to lose weight through diet and exercise, and after the intervention combined with drugs, Ms. Wu lost 20 kilograms in half a year, and her diabetes also improved significantly.
Deputy Director Yang Yan said: Ms. Wu's BMI is only more than 24 points now, and we will review her indicators at this time, and her blood sugar has returned to normal, with an empty stomach of more than 5 o'clock and more than 7 o'clock after a meal, which is a normal state, and her menstruation has also returned to normal.
According to the statistics of 2020, about half of the adults in mainland China are overweight and obese, of which more than 100 million are obese. Body obesity can not only lead to faltering walking, but also lead to the occurrence of high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia and diabetes. Obesity is a very important factor in the development of diabetes, and the fatter the patient, the more insulin resistance will be formed. If you lose weight, your blood sugar will go down, and your sensitivity to insulin resistance will increase. If an overweight and obese sugar friend can lose less than 15% of their body weight, then the reversal rate of diabetes can reach 85%. Weight loss alone can significantly reduce the dependence of type 2 diabetes patients on medications.
For this reason, doctors remind diabetics that in addition to using drugs to control blood sugar, reducing weight can not only make themselves light and radiant, but also reverse diabetes.
Experts advise diabetics that reversing diabetes is no longer a distant dream through scientific weight loss and active lifestyle changes. Consult with a medical professional and create a personalized plan to make health possible.
(Reporter Tong Liang, Ma Buyun)