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The Myth About Diabetes And Glyconutritionals
By Spencer Hunt
Diabetes is a term that has been used to describe a health condition that affects the way that the body is able to process glucose. Even though glucose is important to your health since it is your Read more...
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Diabetes
Type Ii Diabetes - Insulin-dependent Diabetes
The term refers to higher than normal levels of sugar, or glucose, in the blood. Type II diabetes, also known as insulin-dependent diabetes, was commonly referred to as adult onset until recently when the name no longer accurately describes the population with this disease. Type II diabetes, in the past, was relegated to the adult population. However, in the new era of ever rising cases of childhood obesity and heart disease, the term adult onset is quickly becoming a misnomer. The number of children that are presenting to doctors with this disease is rising at epidemic rates. Unlike Type I diabetes, where there is little to no insulin being produced by the beta cells of the pancreas, in Type II there is plenty of insulin. The problem lies in the fact that the cells of the body no longer respond to the insulin. The normal response is to cause gates in the cell membranes to open and letting the
sugar in from the blood stream. Since this is not occurring, the sugar levels in the blood remain extremely high and the cells are deprived of the necessary energy that they would normally derive from the sugar. Additionally, as Type II is sometimes not diagnosed for many years, the pancreas will sometimes stop producing insulin all together since the body sees no need to make something that can't be used. Many professionals are prescribing changes in diet and increased activity levels as the medicine needed to help reverse some of the non-responsiveness of the cells to insulin. Making lifestyle changes can dramatically improve the overall health of the patient as well. To augment adjustments in nutrition and exercise, doctors can also prescribe medication which assists to increase the responsiveness of the cells to the insulin that the body may still be producing. If left untreated, Type II can eventually decrease the quality of life and life span of the patient..
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Diabetes
By Dev Sri
Diabetes is a very common disease today, characterized by the inability of body to utilize glucose for bodily functions. This happens due to either absence of insulin or its inability to utilize the Read more...
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How To Prevent Diabetes With The Right Information
By Rudy Silva
People who don't have diabetes think that their health is ok. But the way so many people eat, they way they live, and the thoughts they think, puts them at risk for this disease. Eating a diet high Read more...
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