Is obesity an early symptom of type II diabetes?

The medical industry is quick to rely on what they have been told in/re cause of diabetes. There is no empirical evidence to draw on. So does obesity cause diabetes or is it just an early manifestation of it? Is there a yet to be discovered agent of transmission that makes diabetes communicable?

No trite answers please. If obesity is an early manifestation of the disease, you would not expect diagnosis to have been made when the symptom comes to the fore. Cite the data not the traditional cant please, no progress in that.

The cause of type 2 diabetes or insulin resistance is not known. Right now it's all theories. It's not clear whether obesity causes insulin resistance or insulin resistance causes obesity! If weight alone was the only consideration more than half the population of the U.S. would be diabetic as I'm sure most are aware that over 50% of the US is over weight. As it stands 7% of the population has diabetes, that's all type including type 1, type 2 and other causes. Insulin resistance starts out with an over production of insulin being produced in response to foods eaten. Over time the body becomes more resistant as it tries to compensate for the higher amounts of insulin circulating. Now, in order for fat to be stored Lipoprotein lipases have to be active. These enzymes are present in different parts of the body including blood vessels and fat tissue. When insulin levels are high lipases are active, when insulin levels are low they're inactive. You can see how someone who has high levels of insulin in their blood will more easily store fat. Many type 2's start out with hypoglycemia, which means too much insulin is released. So is it fat or insulin that is the cause? It's chicken or the egg scenario that really hasn't been answered.

obesity predisposes to diabetes,diabetes is not communicable. the evidence is direct, obesity alters the body metabolism in multiple ways which include insulin metabolism and other problems, other illnesses are hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart disease etc, good luck

no communicable attributes discovered as of yet but the studies keep on. and it is simply a common symptom, mainly in the core region of the body.

From what I have heard when your really obese you are at a much higher risk for diabetes not neccessarily the cause of it.

Obesity causes diabetes.

It is not a symptom, but it is a predisposing factor. Your pancreas makes insulin which tells your cells to take up glucose. Type II diabetes is the type where your cells become resistant to insulin. Your pancreas is still producing enough, your cells are just "sensitized" to it if you will. There is most definately a link that has been documented time and time again between obesity and type II diabetes. The good news is though that when these people lose weight their glucose control is much better and they may not technically be diabetic at all.

Obesity can and does cause diabetes, and it is in no way communicable.

Family history, obesity, pre-disposes you to become diabetic. We are just starting to deal with it in our home. The standards to diagnose are changing every day as the medical community finds out more and more. If caught early enough it can be eliminated...but it is so serious.

Obesity is one of the factors that can lead to diabetes Type 2, but you can be obese and not have diabetes. Inactivity also plays a part in the obese persons chances of getting diabetes. Actually weight loss without trying with an increased appetite is a sign and symptom of diabetes especially Type 1.

Diabetes is not communicable. It is genetic ( in the family genes)
It is also more prevalent is certain races: African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, Native American or those of Pacific Island descent.

For more information on diabetes go to everydayhealth.com and search under diabetes.

Obesity is a CAUSE of diabetes, not vice-versa.