Experts told bad liver to be the real root of diabetes, only if you improve your diet you will stay away from the disease.

It is true that in the body Diabetes The condition occurs due to lack of insulin. But it is also true that if a person does not take proper diet and does not strengthen his/her muscles, then fat will start accumulating in his/her liver, that is, the condition of fatty liver starts developing. The production of insulin starts getting affected more. If fatty liver persists for 10-15 years, 60 to 70 percent of cases turn into diabetes. Problems of high BP and cholesterol may also occur.insulin is the gatekeeper

Sugar i.e. glucose should be supplied to all the cells (all organs) in our body, in this Important role of insulin hormone it occurs. In fact, glucose is the real diet of every cell of our body and insulin is the ‘gate keeper’ because it opens the doors of glucose for the cells. Without the presence of insulin, cells are not able to absorb glucose and the level of glucose i.e. sugar in the blood starts increasing. This glucose starts getting stored in the cells as fat. Whether we eat fruits-salad, rice-bread, pulses-vegetables or ghee-oil, the body uses all of them in the form of glucose. Insulin is produced in the ‘beta’ cells of the pancreas.

…then type-2 diabetes

Due to less physical activity and wrong eating habits, fat (visceral fat) starts accumulating near the stomach. Also cholesterol and triglyceride start increasing. Even if there is a family history, the sensitivity of insulin decreases quickly, that is, if its ability to act decreases, then the situation of ‘insulin resistance’ is created. Due to this, more amount of insulin is required to absorb sugar. In such a situation, the pancreas has to produce insulin in large quantities. Eventually it becomes impossible for the pancreas to supply insulin. Then the body needs to take insulin from outside. This is the condition of type-2 diabetes.

then heavy pressure on the liver

Glucose is used at two places in the body – in large muscles and in the liver. Muscles are able to utilize glucose fully only when they are strong. Weak muscles also send their share of glucose to the liver. Due to this the liver also has to consume extra glucose. If this does not happen, the body first stores it as fat i.e. fatty liver. If more than this is released into the blood, cholesterol increases. When it is excessive, fat starts accumulating in the blood vessels and causes high BP.

5 ways to strengthen our liver, control diabetes and keep our heart safe

If the liver is strong and works properly, then it is natural that the problem of diabetes will not arise. In fact, the same measures taken to strengthen the liver are adopted to avoid or control sugar problems. These measures are also effective in controlling high BP and removing cholesterol from the blood vessels. Simply put, many problems can be avoided by adopting some measures.

1. By making the liver a wrestler with proper eating habits

Have the right amount of fiber in your diet every day. One plate (300 to 400 grams) of seasonal salad (cucumber, carrot, beetroot, tomato, radish, coriander leaves etc.). Things like two seasonal fruits, a bowl of sprouts must be included. Apart from all these, the amount of carbohydrates (rice, wheat bread) should be reduced and millets (Ragi, Jowar or Bajra) should be eaten 2 to 3 days a week. Consuming fiber also reduces the glycemic index. Desi ghee, mustard oil etc. should be consumed, but as per need. 2 to 3 teaspoons every day is enough.

What to eat less or not: Ultraprocessed foods like flour, sugar, refined etc. should be taken in minimum quantity. Especially those people who have history of diabetes, BP etc. in their family. Packed food items, junk food, packed juices etc. are to be avoided.

2. By strengthening muscles through exercise

Exercise is important to give rest to the liver. In fact, strong muscles continue to burn calories even when we are resting. Looking at the sumo wrestlers of Japan, it seems that they definitely suffer from fatty liver, sugar and BP problem Must be happening. But it will be surprising to know that they generally do not face lifestyle problems because even though they are very heavy, the muscles of their body are very strong.

They exercise a lot. In such a situation, when they take too much diet, most of the glucose produced from the diet is used by the muscles. Due to this, glucose reaches the liver less. Due to this, normal amount of fat does not accumulate in their liver as long as they do wrestling i.e. keep exercising.

Actually, exercising releases a hormone called ‘adiponectin’ which prevents fat accumulation in the liver. Sumo wrestlers in Japan start training at 5 in the morning and it lasts for 5 hours. In such a situation, it can be understood that if a person does exercise even after being obese, then it is possible that he/she can stay away from such problems. Therefore, if we do exercise every day, especially strengthening exercises and strengthen our muscles, then it is possible that the chances of having fatty liver and other problems including diabetes will also reduce.

How long should you exercise?
Warmup: 15 to 20 minute walk or 5 to 10
minute dance
Strengthening Exercise: 30 to 35 minutes, including pushups, dumbbell lifting, weight lifting and other exercises.

3. Keeping your liver healthy by staying away from alcohol

‘I am not fond of drinking, I drink to forget my sorrows.’ You must have also heard this line from a Bollywood movie song. Even if people look for excuses to drink alcohol. You may talk about getting rid of your sorrow by taking the help of alcohol, but the presence of alcohol in the body itself is dangerous for the liver. When someone continuously consumes alcohol, it is also digested by the liver. The liver also stores fat produced from alcohol.

This is bad fat or we can say it is poison. This can cause swelling in the liver. Besides this, the problem of fatty liver also increases a lot. Many times the matter reaches liver cirrhosis. It is very common to have wounds and fluid in the liver. The kind of problem that increases after this is very similar to hepatitis, hence it is also called alcoholic hepatitis.

4. By controlling obesity

A person who is in the pre-diabetic stage can prevent himself from going into the diabetic stage by losing 10 percent of his/her body weight. Similarly, those who have diabetes can also lose 10 percent weight. control diabetes Can get. Keep body mass index (BMI: the ratio of weight and height) between 18 to 23. Eat things with low glycemic index.

5. After getting enough sleep

People who get good sleep or who generally sleep 7 to 8 hours every night are less likely to have fatty liver. But this sleep should be healthy, without medicine and deep. Sleep has a direct connection with metabolism and hormonal balance. Good sleep improves our digestive capacity and ability to absorb. Insulin sensitivity also improves and stress also reduces.

Fatty Liver Index (FLI) tells the risk of diseases

UK (Britain) Biobank conducted a study on 3,27,800 people to see the effect of fatty liver. The purpose of this study was to find out what effect fatty liver (especially non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD) has on different organs of the body and the overall health of the body. It was seen how much the risk of which disease increases due to fatty liver. Even the condition of insulin resistance gets worse due to fatty liver.

The thing to be understood here is that to find out the fatty liver index of a person, that person’s BMI (body mass index: according to weight and height), waist width, triglycerides (fat present in the blood) and GGT (gamma) are taken into account. -glutamyl transpeptidase is an enzyme) are taken into account. High GGT means that the person is getting liver disease. It is possible that the person may have suffered from hepatitis, severe fatty liver, or alcohol may have damaged the liver.

GGT levels
For men: 8 to 61 units per liter (U/L)
For women: 5 to 36 units per liter (U/L)
The risk of these diseases is many times higher due to fatty liver.
Heart diseases: 2.14
Stroke: 1.31
High BP: 2.84
Type 2 diabetes: 4.14
Cancer: 1.69 Study: UK Biobank

Some important liver tests

LFT: It is also called liver function test. This is the most common test to check liver function. By getting this test done, let us see what is the condition of fatty liver.
Cost: 400 to 700 rupees, How: By blood, Report: Same day

GGT: Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) enzyme is found in the blood when some problem starts happening in the bile duct or liver. This reveals the condition of the liver.
Cost: Rs 200 to 800
How: with blood
Report: same day

Serum Albumin: When the level of albumin, a protein produced by the liver, starts decreasing in the blood, then only this test shows whether the liver is functioning properly or not.
Cost: Rs 125 to 200,
How: By blood, Report: Same day

Fibroscan: This test is also called the golden test of the liver. It is based on ultrasound technology. This usually gives complete information about the damage done to the liver.
Cost: Rs 4000 to 6000,
How: Ultrasound
Report: Same day or next day

expert panel
-Dr. S. Of. Sarin, Director, ILBS
-Dr. Piyush Ranjan, Vice Chairman-Gastro, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
-Dr. Rajesh Khadgawat, Professor, Endocrine Department, AIIMS
-Dr. Anshul Varshney, Senior Consultant, Physician