How are weight problems connected to diabetes?

How are weight problems connected to diabetes?

Jerry Pryde, MD, MPH, CIME (Clinical Chief, Department of Rehabilitation, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) gives expert video advice on: How are weight problems connected to diabetes? and more...

Diabetes and obesity or overweight are directly related with each other. If you are overweight or obese, your risk of developing diabetes is much, much higher. And once you develop diabetes, then you'll start developing the complications of diabetes. You can decrease your risk of developing diabetes by making sure that you eat appropriately, that you're not overeating, that you're not getting too much sugar in your body, and you help burn the sugar that's in your body by exercising. Those people that participate in a regular aerobic exercise program three times a week and have an appropriate diet are at far less risk for developing diabetes, and of heart disease, and of a stroke.