According to the recently announced statistics of the National Health Insurance Service, the number of diabetes patients in their 20s increased from 24,117 in 2017 to 37,916 last year, an average annual increase of 12%. The number of patients in their 30s increased by an average of 5.9% per year from 92,035 to 115,712.
Diabetes has often been regarded as the exclusive property of middle-aged people, but recently, the number of MZ generation patients under the age of 40 is increasing. It is not immediately life-threatening, but it causes various complications and reduces quality of life. This is a situation that needs to be managed as it leads to an increase in social costs.
Increase in diabetes, ‘habit of eating a lot and not moving’ linked
What is deeply related to the increase in diabetes is the ‘habit of eating a lot and not moving’. In fact, the number of diabetic patients in their teens and 20s increased significantly last year, as outdoor activities decreased due to the Corona 19 epidemic and delivery food intake increased. The number of teenage diabetes patients, which had not fluctuated greatly every year, increased by 31.4% from the previous year to 11,132 last year. The number of people in their 20s also increased by 16.8% from the previous year.
In this regard, experts recommend that you check the early symptoms of diabetes in advance and, if in doubt, find a hospital and receive management. Common prediabetes symptoms include ‘next’, ‘polyuria’, and ‘multiple meals’. Symptoms that can accompany this include ‘sudden weight loss’ and ‘anmyeonhongjo’.
Lee Seon-ho, director of Daejeon 365mc Hospital, said that if he suddenly lost weight without making any special effort, he could be suspicious. This is a symptom that can appear regardless of whether you are overweight or normal weight.
Director Lee said, “Weight loss as a symptom of diabetes is a phenomenon that occurs when the increased blood sugar in our body is not used as fuel and is excreted in urine.” Return to your original weight,” he explained.
“Even during treatment, if management is neglected, blood sugar rises, symptoms similar to those in the early stages of diabetes appear, and weight is lost again.” It does,” he said.
Since this is a problem caused by blood sugar, it is necessary to lose weight through management such as a protein- and vegetable-oriented eating habit and strength training. Unlike usual, if your face turns red even when you are still, and the redness is accompanied by a phenomenon that does not go well, you can see it as a prediabetes symptom. Rosacea, a representative symptom of facial flushing, is a kind of skin disease that mainly occurs in the central part of the face, cheeks, chin, and forehead.
According to the research results of the dermatology research team at Hallym University Gangnam Sacred Heart Hospital in Korea, people with diabetes are more likely to develop rosacea, a representative disease of facial flushing. Diabetic patients were found to be 2.8 times more likely to be diagnosed with rosacea than the general population.
Regain weight through healthy ways such as diet and exercise to control blood sugar
Experts are emphasizing that the mz generation should be careful of ‘obesity’ to get away from diabetes. In fact, adults who have gained more than 5 to 8 kg over 10 years have been shown to have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes compared to those who maintain a similar weight.
Lee Jae-dong, a professor at the Obesity Center (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion) at Kyung Hee Korean Medicine Hospital, said, “Obesity is inseparable from metabolic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and fatty liver. It can cause cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke, myocardial infarction, and heart attack, so caution is needed,” he emphasized.
He continued, “Because obesity causes problems with blood vessels, it affects not only diabetes but also diabetes complications.” It is important to reduce body fat in combination with exercise,” he said.
If you are already obese and have been diagnosed with diabetes or pre-diabetes, you need to start losing weight in a healthy way. Director Lee advised, “It is basic to avoid foods with excessive sugar and refined carbohydrates.” “At the same time, it is recommended to increase the protein composition and fill carbohydrates with vegetables and whole grains in a healthy way.”
In addition, “It is helpful to eat less than usual (200 to 300 kcal) of rice and, if possible, walk for 30 minutes after each meal to manage blood sugar,” he said. It is advantageous to build muscle and reduce abdominal visceral fat through 30 minutes of aerobic exercise a day.”
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