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A recent Swedish study linked emotionally demanding professions, like teaching, nursing, customer service etc to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, especially among women.
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According to Dr Vinod Anand, Internal Medicines and diabetologist at MGM Malar Chennai, it’s not the type of job that drives the type two diabetes risk, it is the workplace stress itself.
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And in India, stress cuts across all professions, from underpaid workers to white-collar employees.
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India’s diversity in occupations, lifestyle, and culture makes it difficult to apply the same conclusions from Western studies.
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Conversations around workplace stress become important in the prediabetic stage, when changes in lifestyle could still help prevent the condition.
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While the Swedish study sheds light on how emotionally demanding jobs may increase diabetes risk, its findings may not fully apply to India, where stress cuts across all job types.