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A new study on diabetes has led to the finding that men in their mid ages are susceptible to diabetes at a rate which is almost twice than the middle-aged females.
A report of the health charity Diabetes UK has identified that cases of diabetes have raised four times faster in men aged 35 to 44 over the last 12 years compared with women of the same age. The men during this period have been consistently overweight when compared to women. Overweight is one of the major factors which can lead to Diabetes Type 2.
Diabetes Type 2 is linked with unhealthy lifestyles, including lack of exercises as well as obesity, and is the major reason for around 9 out of 10 cases of the disease. But diabetes Type 1 is not linked to obesity and normally develops in childhood or adolescence.
"It’s very worrying that men of this age are developing diabetes at such an alarming rate compared to their female counterparts,” the Scotsman quoted Simon O’Neill, director of care, information and advocacy at Diabetes UK, as saying.
"Most of them will have Type 2 diabetes which is strongly linked to lifestyle and can be prevented in many cases by eating a healthy, balanced diet and doing regular physical activity. Women should not rest on their laurels either. They may tend to develop the condition later in life, but the risk of death from heart disease associated with Type 2 diabetes is about 50 per cent greater in women – not a statistic to be ignored," he added.
