Why does obestity around the abdomen cause diabetes type II?

Insulin sensitivity is decreased in slightly overweight men with mild type 2 diabetes and that this correlates closely with an increase in truncal fat mass and a decrease in physical fitness. Whether the unexpectedly high levels of malonyl CoA in muscle, together with the diminished suppression of plasma free fatty acid, explains the insulin resistance of the diabetic patients , remains to be determined.

its not around the abdomen its around your entire body

I don't believe it CAUSES it, it's just that people with excess abdominal fat are also more likely to develop diabetes. There's a connection, but not a cause-and-effect.

there are other factors involved heritary,high cholestrel,high blood pressure,your age,race not just that fat around your stomach for determining diabeties ll

In most cases, my diabetic nurse told me that Diabetes, type II is hereditary. If you are overweight, this is when you have the problems that may come from somewhere in your long line of family history. It could be your grandma's great grandma, or your father's 2nd cousin. There is a lot of argument to this. People thing you get Diabetes cuz you are fat, but I have been taught that it is hereditary, and that when you are obese, this is when you are most vulnerable to Diabetes.

Please see the webpage for more details on Obesity.
Causes of Diabetes.
(1) Hereditory factors.(parents, brothers & sisters having diabetes.)
(2) Overweight & belly stomach.
(3) Over 45 years of age.
(4) Ethnic community more suceptible for diabetes.
(5) Women who had gestational diabetes and those who had delivered a baby having a weight more than 4 Kg.
(6) High Blood Pressure.(above 140/90 mm Hg)
(7) Persons having high triglycerides level.
(8) Persons having high cholesterol in the blood.
Obesity is not the only cause but one of the causes for diabetes.

Because then no one thinks you're sweet, and you get a problem with sugar?

One poster seems to think it's more hereditary than anything. The book I read, seems to indicate otherwise. It's more diet than anything that causes it. Sure, you can have a genetic predisposition for it, but anyone who overeats can get it. Read this:

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Your pancreas produces the insulin. Because every single fat cell in your body needs insulin (as well as all the other cells in your body), the fatter you are, the more your pancreas has to work to provide insulin to your body. Over time, the pancreas simply wears out and becomes less efficient. By staying as close to your ideal weight as possible, you make the pancreas' job easier so it lasts longer and you reduce your risk of diabetes. That's why diabetics who are fat often reverse the course of their disease when they lose weight...the pancreas doesn't have to work so hard.

Please understand that this is an oversimplification AND not the only reason for diabetes, but it but does answer your particular question.

The fat around the belly and the diabetes most likely result from the same bad eating habits. We Americans eat a diet that kills most laboratory animals.
Read: How to Prevent and Treat Diabetes with Natural Medicine by Mike Murray for an in depth discussion of diet and its effect on diabetes and obesity.

I agree with Mom Knows. There is a correlation but it's not a cause-and-effect.