Why Do Diabetes Patients Look Skinny As The Illness Is Increasing?

Is there anyone near you who has diabetes? Did you notice her weight? Maybe you often see people with diabetes who had a normal weight like most people, but it gradually looks thinner. Yes, this can happen, although some people with diabetes also have a body fat. How can diabetes cause skinny? Consider the following explanation.

What happens to the body of people with diabetes?

Diabetics have problems with their insulin function. Insulin is the hormone the body needs to convert sugar (glucose) in the blood into energy.

In normal people, the body can convert sugar into energy well. Insulin is produced by the body in sufficient quantities, so as to utilize the sugar in the blood as well as energy.

However, in diabetics, the body produces insulin in less amount or can also be excessive but the body does not respond to insulin well so that insulin is not able to convert sugar into energy efficiency. As a result, blood sugar levels rise.

How does diabetes cause skinny?

Cells that can not use glucose as energy send signals to the brain that they need more energy to perform their functions. The brain then produces a hungry response to encourage you to eat, so that the body's energy needs are met.

But in addition to producing hunger, it turns the brain also commands the body to break down muscle and fat tissue. This is done the brain for the body's energy needs are met. Breakdown of muscle and fat tissue is what makes you lose weight. Keep in mind that muscles contribute an average weight in women by 36% and in men by 45%.

If fatty tissue continues to be broken down for use as energy, it can eventually lead to ketoacidosis. Ketoacidosis produces ketones that can make the body ph into acid. This can cause organ damage and even death.

Frequent urination causes dehydration

Although diabetics already eat a lot to meet their energy, the body is not able to change all the sugar into energy. As a result, blood sugar rises and makes the kidneys have to work hard to balance the sugar in the body. Way, that is by throwing blood sugar along with urine.

But, dumping blood sugar with urine also means you throw away the body's calories. Thus, this then causes weight loss. You will also urinate more frequently, thus making you quickly thirsty and even dehydrated.

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) concluded that adults who were of normal weight when they had diabetes had a higher mortality rate than those who were overweight or obese when exposed to diabetes.

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