New studies reveal that air pollu- tion can cause Type 2 diabetes. One out of seven persons be- comes a diabetic due to air pollution. So far such 32 million cases have been reported.
While mild air pollution does not create any serious issues, severe air pollution do increase the chance of di- abetes. Reports say that diabetes due to pollution is on the increase and has become a global phenomenon.
So far Type 2 diabetes had been as- sociated with obesity. Now it has also been associated with air pollution.
Now let us see how air pollution causes diabetes. Due to the impurities in the air, the body loses its ability to effec- tively respond naturally to hormone insulin. This is known as insulin resist- ance. Thus, glucose level in the blood rises and results in Type 2 diabetes. This information is handed over by the researchers of St Louis Missouri Wash- ington University. It is the result of their eight years of research.
This report makes one thing clear. While diabetes is fast increasing all over the world, we need to give impor- tance to ecological protection too.
