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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
As people in developing nations relocate from rural areas to cities, the increased stress is affecting their hormone levels and making them more susceptible to diabetes and other metabolic disorders, according to a new study.
About 387 million people worldwide have diabetes, and 77 percent of them live in low- and middle-income countries, according to the International Diabetes Federation. In the Middle East and north Africa, one in 10 adults has diabetes.
One factor that can raise a person's risk of developing diabetes and other metabolic problems is chronic exposure to the stress hormone cortisol. Cortisol can counteract insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar, and slow the body's production of it.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141218131247.htm
About 387 million people worldwide have diabetes, and 77 percent of them live in low- and middle-income countries, according to the International Diabetes Federation. In the Middle East and north Africa, one in 10 adults has diabetes.
One factor that can raise a person's risk of developing diabetes and other metabolic problems is chronic exposure to the stress hormone cortisol. Cortisol can counteract insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar, and slow the body's production of it.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141218131247.htm