Obesity, cause, treatment and complication

Article by Reas Johnson

Morbid obesity is a very serious condition that can be life-threatening if the state is prolonged for an extended period of time.It is condition that describes an individual that has a BMI of 40 or above.

The number of medical conditions related to morbid obesity is truly enormous. Not many conditions have a list of associated diseases that are as long and serious as those related to morbid obesity.

But one of the most dangerous diseases connected to morbid obesity is a subtle disease; one that doesn’t seem dangerous… on the face of it. But diabetes (more specifically type-2 diabetes) can cause severe medical complications if left untreated in a morbidly obese individual. It is a disease that affects more that 220 million people worldwide.

Diabetes occurs when the body develops a resistance to the action of insulin which results in a building up of glucose in the blood and a lack of glucose in the muscles. Blood glucose levels rise above normal and the excess spills out into the urine.

Individuals who are morbidly obese are five times more likely to develop diabetes. However morbid obesity affects the heart so severely that the added complication of diabetes can be extremely life-threatening. Increased glucose in the blood makes it sticky; this stickiness prevents it from flowing properly in the veins and arteries of a morbidly obese person. This in turn leads to a complex range of cardiovascular problems. Morbidly obese individuals who also suffer from diabetes are more likely to get strokes and heart attacks. This is because their blood vessels are more clogged than normal through the build-up of fatty plaques commonly known as cholesterol.The incidence of coronary heart disease is more prevalent in morbidly obese individuals who are also diabetic.

It is therefore essential to make sure that you regularly go for medical check-ups if you are morbidly obese. It is extremely dangerous to leave diabetes untreated if you are carrying a lot of excess weight because of the myriad number of complications related to the condition.

Diabetes and morbid obesity are a dangerous combination of diseases. In most instances an individual’s diabetic state can be drastically reduced if they happen to lose the excess weight they carrying. So it is important that a heavily overweight individual should try and lose their excess weight as soon as possible before serious medical complications arise.

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