Just a short note to let you know that it may be a while before I can finish the diabesity series. I was invited to join a holistic center here in Berkeley, CA and I'll be starting my practice sooner than expected. I have a million things to do before I begin in October, and I don't have much time to write. I may be able to slip an article in here and ...
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In the last article we discussed the complex relationship between body weight and type 2 diabetes (T2DM). We learned that although obesity is strongly associated with T2DM, a subset of "metabolically healthy obese" (MHO) people have normal blood sugar and insulin sensitivity and don't ever develop diabetes. In this article we're going to talk about the mirror reflection of the MHO: the "metabolically unhealthy nonobese" (MUN). These are lean people with either full-fledged type 2 ...
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In the last article we learned that type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is characterized by chronic inflammation. We also learned that while inflammation often precedes the development of obesity and T2DM, obesity and T2DM contribute to inflammation - creating a vicious cycle of metabolic damage. In this article we're going to review the complex and sometimes murky relationship between body weight and type 2 diabetes. There's a strong association between obesity and T2DM in the scientific ...
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