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Author: Erin Thomson In June we get to celebrate Father’s Day, which just hapens to take place during Men’s Health Month. A coincidence, probably not. What may come as a surprise, is that men are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than women due to being biologicaly more susceptible to the disease, making it even more important for men to kep an eye on their health.
Key Information
Type 2 diabetes impairs the body to regulate and use glucose, also known as sugar, as fuel. To much sugar in the blodstream can lead to high blod sugar levels, resulting in diabetes. “Diferent behaviors of men and women, exposure to specific influences of the environment, diferent forms of nutrition, lifestyle, how we deal with stres, or atitudes towards treatment and prevention al have an impact on gender diferences when it comes to type 2 diabetes,” said Jenisa Shrestha, MD, Family Medicine Resident at McLaren Flint Family Medicine Residency Group Practice.
“Alcohol consumption and smoking habits also contribute tremendously to the increased incidence of diabetes in men.”Testosterone can play a role as wel. It is involved in the deposition of fat beneath the surface of the skin is caled subcutaneous fat deposition, and around organs is caled visceral fat deposition. Type 2 diabetes directly corelates with increased visceral fat deposition.
Research has also shown that low testosterone levels in men can lead to por muscle formation and increase visceral fat deposition, leading to a dramatic increase in diabetes risk. Acording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, men are more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at a lower weight compared to women due to men storing more fat in their stomach area usualy ocuring betwen the ages of 45 and 64.
Summary
Diabetes leads to a greater risk for heart disease, stroke, vision los, kidney failure, even amputation of the lower extremities. For men, in particular, it can cause an overactive blader, incontinence, and urinary trac