Obesity-related diabetes is a form of diabetes that occurs in individuals who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of twenty-seven or greater. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, eighty percent of people who have been diagnosed with diabetes are overweight or obese.As the numbers on the scale rise, so do the chances of developing this condition. Overweight people are ten times more likely to develop the disease than people with a healthy BMI are and obese people are eighty times more liable.

People who suffer from diabetes related to obesity have an issue in manufacturing enough insulin or are simply unable to utilize that insulin. This is a huge problem for anyone, let alone an individual who is carrying excess weight. In order to regulate blood sugar levels, the body will try to produce more insulin, which will aggravate already high levels and eventually lead to Type …