Diabetic nephropathy, or chronic kidney disease, is one of the very serious complications of Type 2 diabetes. It is connected with being overweight and obesity. Researchers at the University of Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia, viewed various measures of overweight and obesity to ascertain the simplest way of predicting diabetic nephropathy in people with Type 2 diabetes.
Their study, reported on in the medical journal Endocrinology Research in December 2014, included 125 overweight individuals identified as having Type 2 diabetes kidney disease and diabetes. A total of 36 were found to have chronic kidney disease. Body mass index (BMI), waist measurement, and waist-to-height ratio were compared in patients with and without diabetic nephropathy...
waist size and waist-to-height ratio were higher in the diabetics with chronic kidney disease than in those with healthy kidneys.
waist-to-hip ratio was highest in diabetics with protein within their urine and lowest in those with good kidney function. (Albumin, a protein, is present in the urine of diseased kidneys).
From these results it had been concluded the waist-to-hip ratio might be a good method of screening for kidney disease and further research can explain why belly fat could be detrimental to the kidneys.
The saying goes "it's healthier to have a pear-shaped body than an apple shaped body." Put simply, carrying fat round the hips as opposed to round the waist, is better. Belly fat, not even close to being an inactive storage facility for fat, actually acts as a gland. The gland releases a hormone called adiponectin, considered to lower body cells'sensitivity to insulin. Resistance to insulin could be the hallmark of Type 2 diabetes. Whether belly fat directly influences diabetic kidney disease remains to be seen.
To locate your waist-to-hip ratio, measure your waist at its narrowest circumference, usually just above the belly button. Measure your hips at their widest aspect and divide waist size by hip size. An excellent ratio for preventing kidney disease has not been determined, but a percentage of 0.80 or below in women, and 0.95 or below in men, is known as low risk for Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. A ratio of .85 or even more in women or 1.00 or even more in men puts those individuals at high risk. Moderate risk falls below the two.
To whittle down your waist...
plan meals ahead of time and fill on crunchy greens blended with a great number of vegetables.
enter the habit of walking for at the least 30-minutes on at the least five days of the week.
Although managing your disease can be extremely challenging, Type 2 diabetes is not really a condition you should just live with. You can make simple changes to your daily routine and lower both your weight and your blood glucose levels. Hang within, the longer you get it done, the easier it gets.