Con the menopause changes many balances, first of all that of sexual hormones. Estrogens decrease while more androgens remain in circulation, so weight tends to increase and lean muscle mass is reduced: this also results in greater tissue resistance to insulin, which is necessary to manage sugar metabolism.
The result «is one greater chance of developing type 2 diabeteswhich increases further in women who enter menopause before the age of 40″ explains Veronica Resi, coordinator of the joint study group of the Italian Society of Diabetology And Association of Diabetes Doctors on diabetes during pregnancy.
«With the end of the fertile age it is necessary, therefore, keep your blood sugar under control, especially if you have other risk factors: family history of diabetes or hypertension; being obese or overweight or a smoker; having suffered from diabetes during pregnancy.” Following the recommendations to prevent type 2 diabetes becomes more stringent, because “changing lifestyle halves the probability of getting sick in those at risk” specifies the diabetologist.
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«After the age of 50 it is therefore necessary to make an effort to reduce any excess kilos: a drop of 5-7 percent on the total is enough to lower the risk of diabetes. Quitting smoking, maintaining muscle tone and bone mass with physical activity is as essential as increasing the consumption of whole grains, vegetables, fruit and legumes and reducing that of simple sugars.”
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