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Your weight and diabetes

Physical inactivity and high-energy diets are but two of the factors that are putting South African's at risk of developing diabetes.

Approximately 80% of people with type 2 diabetes are obese or have a history of obesity at the time of diagnosis.

If you're not diabetic, you can lower your risk by being more active and losing weight. If you are diabetic, losing weight can make a huge difference in controlling your condition.

Research has shown that even small weight losses are associated with a change in glucose levels in type 2 diabetics.

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01. Why weight loss
Most people who develop Type 2 diabetes are overweight, often obese. Doctors believe there is a connection between the onset of Type 2 diabetes and obesity.
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02. How belly fat points to diabetes
There is a strong interrelationship between abdominal fat, insulin resistance and the development of type 2 diabetes. We take a closer look during Diabetes Awareness Week.
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03. General dieting tips
If you are diebetic, and need to lose weight for health reasons, it is important for you to stick to your changed eating plan.
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04. Obesity and diabetes: Solutions
There are solutions to the seemingly unstoppable epidemics of obesity and diabetes that are threatening to engulf the world, writes DietDoc.
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