Why Men are Prone to Diabetes?

Compared with women, men are known to be prone to suffer from diabetes mellitus. The scientists managed to find the answer, partly because biologically men are at higher risk.

Type 2 diabetes occurs due to too much glucose in the blood due to the body's ability to regulate sugar levels in some organs affected. This condition is associated with excess fat in several organs such as the liver and muscle.

Professor Naveed Sattar of the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Medicine said, some research has indicated that middle-aged men at high risk of suffering from diabetes than women.

One explanation for this disease because he just needs to gain a little weight than women. In other words, he could have diabetes by body mass index lower than women.
Sattar and his team believe, fat distribution play an important role in the occurrence of diabetes. In men, gather more fat around the waist and liver. While women have more subcutaneous fat safely stored in the thighs and hips.

In this study, the researchers analyzed data from 51,920 men and 43,137 women in Scotland with diabetes. They measured weight using measurements of body mass index (BMI).

The result is that women with diabetes had higher BMI values ​​than men who are also diabetic. It also explains why in many countries over many men who suffer from type 2 diabetes.