Perhaps the strongest association between weight gain, metabolic abnormalities, and disease risk is found with type 2 diabetes. (Type 1 diabetes typically affects younger people and is caused by the pancreas not producing insulin.) A majority of people who have type 2 diabetes are also overweight, and the incidence of type 2 diabetes is increasing as the population becomes more overweight.

About 90% of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes, which develops when the insulin-producing pancreas cannot keep up with the body’s need for insulin, a hormone that helps blood sugar enter cells. With weight gain, cells in the body do not respond properly to insulin, causing an unhealthy rise in blood sugar levels. This is known as insulin resistance.The pancreas produces insulin, but the insulin no longer works effectively.

Weight gain dramatically increases diabetes risk. The risk goes up with weight increases after age 18. The risk also increases about 25% for every unit increase in BMI over 22. One study estimated that more than one-quarter of new cases of type 2 diabetes could be attributed to a weight gain of 11 pounds or more.

If we eliminate adult weight gain and obesity, we could eliminate over 80% of all type 2 diabetes. It is not surprising that one of the first treatment recommendations for type 2 diabetes is to lose weight.

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I have a home blood pressure monitor that I bought last week. Its an Omron, which is supposed to be pretty good I hear.
And yet, at the Dr.s office Ive recently had about 3-4 readings taken that were all significantly higher than what my Omron tells me.
Im following the instructions closely. I rest for a few minutes, sit with my feet flat on the floor and my left arm resting on an armchair or a table, and I make sure the strap is on my arm properly according to diagrams and instructions.
So why is my blood pressure lower at home? Im a little reluctant to blame it on faulty equipment, since Omron is a good brand, right?

Mine does too. It is nerves and the doctor should be able to know the difference. Mine had me get a blood pressure monitor to get a reading at home. Then I went in for three months for him to take it and he noticed right away that it was normal at home and high there. He called it white coat syndrome. I cant even believe it has a name.

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