The predisposition to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease is gradually becoming more and more initiated in teens through insulin resistance without much warning among teenagers. It is now becoming out in adolescence following the change in lifestyle and dieting patterns, unlike when it was thought of as an adult condition.
Poor diet, consuming more sweet dishes, processed snacks and sweet drinks along with a sedentary lifestyle, excessive use of the screen, sleep problems and chronic stress, impair the normal functioning of insulin. With the insulin resistance caused by cells, glucose levels in blood increase- and in most cases, have no signs at the initial stages.
Goods like weight gain around the abdomen, fatigue, darkened areas of the skin (acanthosis nigricans) and abnormal menstrual cycles are often dismissed or accepted, especially in girls. Unattended, insulin resistance may advance to type II diabetes, fatty liver disease, PCOS, and chronic cardiovascular malfunctions.
Parents and schools should be aware of this and to reverse the trend it is essential that a person should be screened early, eat properly, exercise, get sufficient sleep, and be physically active. It is much more effective to prevent things at adolescence than cure them in the latter stages of life.
Is insulin resistance in teenagers something that should be screened routinely?
Sedentary lifestyle is a deadly slow-acting poison that’s killing the lives of many youths. Proper exercise and diet monitoring must be initiated at an early stage. The sleep-wake cycle should be regulated well.
Yes, IR in teens deserves routine attention especially with today’s lifestyle practice. Early screening in at-risk adolescents can help identify silent metabolic changes before they progress to diabetes, PCOS or cardiovascular disease. Prevention at this stage is far more effective than managing the long-term complications later in life.
I just think that the new generation and even more the upcoming ones are, and have been exposed to high sugar diet since childhood. Where sugary snacks and drinks are given to them from a very little age. This creates a very high level of insulin resistance in their bodies. To further worsen this condition, sedentary lifestyle also ignites this process in the body. To tackle this, people should give their children some nutrient dense foods, rather than any sugary or starchy foods and promote exercise in daily life.
Sedentary lifestyle and poor dietary habits have become a major reason for most of the metabolic health crisis. Health awareness and routine clinical screenings has become mandatory.
Very valid point—early exposure to high-sugar diets sets the stage for insulin resistance. Nutrition education and physical activity must start at home.