by I Dance With Diabetes | Sep 16, 2022 | Blood Sugar
Crossing into prediabetes
I won’t bore you with my blood sugar numbers. I’m not horribly over into the prediabetic range, but I’ve been there for a while. My doctor isn’t quite concerned yet but in my reading on prediabetes and type 2 diabetes I’ve seen enough. My plan to deal with prediabetes is developed below. Writing this article is a bit like writing a contract and signing it. I’ve made a written commitment and will work to say with it. So here we go.
By all accounts, I’m a reasonably healthy person. Through a friend, I was encouraged to look into diabetes and what is all involved with it. What I found intriguing about diabetes and in particular prediabetes is how silent it is. You can have diabetes and not have any obvious symptoms. At least with covid-19, you can tell something is wrong. Diabetes and its associated conditions can cause coronary arteries to become narrowed or inflamed. The worst-case scenario would be a heart attack or stroke. These conditions are serious and can be deadly, so it is important to be aware of the signs and symptoms and to seek medical help if you think you may be at risk.
Well, I’ve noticed in the last several years I’m getting patches of red on my ankles. It certainly looks like small blood vessels are the issue. My doctor even noticed them on my last physical. OK, it’s time to get serious about this. In my reading diet is a huge factor. I’ve known for quite a while that most of the food we eat is some kind of processed food. If it comes in a package, can, or bottle it’s probably processed food.
Processed foods
Here’s what Google says about processed food, When ingredients such as oil, sugar, or salt are added to foods and then those foods are packaged, the result is processed foods. Processed foods are not as healthy for you as fresh foods because the processing removes many of the nutrients from the food. Some common examples of foods that are staples include bread, cheese, tofu, and canned tuna or beans. Staples are typically foods that are high in nutrients and calories, yet low in cost. They are often used as the basis for meals or stored for long periods of time.
As a kid growing up I remember my mother buying what we would now call fresh food. Our veggies weren’t always off the vine, but most of what we ate was frozen veggies. Now tonight we had Kung Pao chicken from a bag. Hmmm, I’m going to have to start reading labels. In my research, I’m finding carbohydrates are a key item the look for. However, refined carbohydrates and sugars are where the focus seems to be.
Processed food is full of these items, refined carbohydrates, and sugars. Processing the food items removes natural fiber, protein, and fat. Without these items, your body only has the carbohydrates to process, which becomes a blood sugar rush. Fats, protein, and natural fiber slow down the digestive precRemoving these items leaves you with carbohydrates. Though low-carbohydrate diets are not the only thing you can do to manage prediabetes. Being physically active is another step in the right direction.
Your blood sugar is a source of energy for your cells. If the cells aren’t using the blood sugar, then it will be converted to fat. So what should you do to burn off the blood sugar? Some kind of activity. Quit sitting! Get up and walk. Start out slow and work up to it. Walk to the end of your driveway and back. it’s a start. I’m assuming your driveway is a mile long:). Start out doing 5 minutes. Add a minute or so a day when it starts to feel easy. add time to burn more. The point is the more you can build up the more you will burn. Remember you should check with your doctor to be sure physical activity is something you should be doing.
Fasting to health
The next point to consider is intermittent fasting. The beauty of fasting is it addresses the amount of blood sugar in your body. Simply put prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are just too much sugar in the body. If we think of a campfire we control the flames by the amount of wood you put in the fire. We can think of wood as the blood sugar. If you put in a lot of wood the fire will get larger. You don’t “feed” the fire it dies out. The body does the same thing. When you eat blood sugar rises. When you fast the body starts to burn off the fuel (blood sugar). If you’re fasting the body looks for fuel and creates blood sugar from the stored fat in the body.
Fasting is different than a calorie reduction plan. Studies have shown the body’s basal metabolism is maintained during a fast. This is because of the hormones that are released during a fast. This means the body is able to maintain its level of activity. Calorie reduction causes the body to reduce its activity levels to ration the blood sugar. Your body goes into “starvation mode” when you do a reduced-calorie diet. Your body wants to be fed.
Fasting is a way for you to naturally reduce sugar from storage in the body. It’s something like using the sugar in a bowl and not refilling it every time you use sugar. Fasting allows the bowel to empty. This way when you eat, the amount of sugar going in the bowl doesn’t overflow. One important point to keep in mind when fasting and if you are on drugs to manage your type 2 diabetes, is to work with your doctor to adjust the dosage of drugs you are taking. The drugs could cause your blood sugar to drop too low and cause undesireable conditions. Just like with any medical condition there are physical changes. You should be aware that that is part of the process. However, report unexpected changes to your doctor.
Wrapping it up
I’ve started a fasting plan and am paying closer attention to my plan to deal with prediabetes. I hope to reverse my direction and get back into the normal range of blood sugar. Change in my lifestyle will control my blood sugar and keep me in good health. Please join our Facebook group, Dancing with Diabetes, and check out our other blog articles.
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by I Dance With Diabetes | Aug 31, 2022 | Blood Sugar
Our world we live in seems to be on a wild ride into the diabetic world. There is little doubt that diabetes is growing around the world. It’s not only a problem in developed countries but also increasing in developing countries. So what is the problem, why are we suddenly seeing diabetes becoming the problem it is? The answer is it’s good for profits. In this article, Blood sugar and insulin resistance, we’ll review what is the starting point for diabetes and why it affects you.
Let’s begin with the food we eat. We have all seen the standard food chart. It was initiated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). But it’s not the USDA’s purpose to evaluate food as much as it was to promote farmers selling their crops. And what are those products, corn, wheat, soy, and the list goes on for a bit. With all of this food coming in from the fields, manufacturing grain-based products for a profit became an easy gig. Manufacturers could fill store shelves with all sorts of tasty treats. Of course, you have to make it taste good so in goes the sugar.
Now we are starting to get to the root of the problem, the food we eat. As a kid growing up in the late 50s and 60s, I remember going shopping with my mother. The food she bought, especially for dinner, was fresh-cut meats, veggies, and potatoes. There were few processed foods for dinner. None of my family was over wait. When we finished eating we were full.
Back to the 80s
Then enter the 80s. Life was getting faster, kids needed to be a practice or after-school events. Time was becoming an issue. It was becoming easier to open packages and cook up a fast dinner. We never looked at the package ingredients. All those chemical names, who paid attention to them? Sugar and salt were added to enhance the taste. A friend of mine worked for a company that produced these products. A favor saying was better living through chemistry. We laughed at the saying, yet never realized the health impact on our systems. Remember those lunch snacks, we said they had a shelf life of years.
Companies made tremendous profits from making food that made use coming back for more. You just could stop eating them. What we didn’t know or want to understand was what it was doing to our bodies. The food we ate wasn’t lined up with what our bodies needed. Our bodies’ chemistry was and is still being thrown off. We had the right name for it, we called it “junk food”.
So what is the problem? The average joe on the street is eating more carbohydrates than they need. We get a fast rise in blood sugar, also known as blood glucose, but crash in a short period of time. If we keep eating carbs we go through the cycle of creating more blood sugar and the crash a short time later. This is where we start to see the problem of insulin resistance. If you remember the movie, “Wall-E” there was the little robot that swept the dirt off the floors. When Well-E would go by and leave a trail of dirt the little robot would come to life and clean up the mess.
Our bodies work in a similar manner. You eat carbs and your blood sugar rises. Your pancreas releases insulin, the little robot, to open up cells to take in the blood sugar. Blood sugar levels return to normal and your insulin levels drop. No need to clean up. This is where fats can come into play. Fat does not trigger an insulin response like carbs. Digesting fats provides a feeling of fullness. You stop eating and don’t have the desire to eat, It takes longer for fat to be digested.
Fat vs blood sugar
Since fat doesn’t trigger an insulin response you don’t have insulin in your blood as carbs call for. This is the challenge of carbs, they give a quick shot of blood sugar, the pancreas releases insulin, and your blood sugar drops. Your blood sugar drops quickly and you’re hungry again. This is why kids bounce off the wall after eating food with lots of sugar. Then the sugar crash. It is this cycle of high then low blood sugar and the insulin rush that over time causes stress on the body’s systems. Think of it like driving a car. Would you rather step on the gas and then let off, or maintain a steady speed going down the road?
With the constant presence of carbs in our diets. Insulin is released into the blood to manage your blood sugar levels. Insulin starts to become a bad taste to your cells. The cells start to become resistant to insulin. Cells have enough blood sugar, they don’t want more. Blood sugar isn’t being taken in by the cells. So the pancreas says more insulin. Your pancreas is working harder to great more insulin. The constant insulin in the blood begins to affect the rest of your body’s systems.
Related diseases
Research has shown that blood sugar and insulin are key factors in these diseases:
- Hypertension
- Cardiovascular disease and strokes
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Cancer
- Chronic pain and autoimmune disorders
- Depression and anxiety
- Weight gain
- Fatty organs
- Gas and bloating
- Fatigue or insomnia
- Immune system function
- Hormonal problems
It can be reversed
It doesn’t happen overnight. It is a long time coming process. The sooner you begin to manage the number of carbs you eat the less chance of long-term damage to your body’s systems. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes in the world. It’s a process that can be reversed. We need to move away from high carbs foods and processed foods. Sugar is the white crystal we need to move away from. Returning to the unprocessed foods we were eating 40 – 50 years ago will go a long way to managing our blood sugar. As the saying goes “You are what you eat.”
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by I Dance With Diabetes | Aug 23, 2022 | Glucose
What is Diabetic Ketoacidosis
A severe and potentially life-threatening condition called Diabetic Ketoacidosis or “DKA” is a consequence of diabetes. Unhealthy levels of acidic ketones can build up in the blood when a person has inadequate amounts of insulin in their body. This is a condition you can monitor for and arrest long before the condition becomes a problem. You just need to know what to look for. This article will help guide you to recognize the DKA condition.
Diabetic ketoacidosis, or DKA, is a serious condition that can occur in those with diabetes. DKA happens when the body starts to break down fat for energy because it doesn’t have enough sugar. This makes acids called ketones, and too many ketones can make people very sick. They may develop a diabetic coma or, in extreme cases, die. DKA is more common among people with Type 1 diabetes, but anyone with Type 2 diabetes can also develop complications from it.
DKA happens when there is an accumulation of ketones in the blood. As glucose circulates through your body, your cells use insulin to let glucose into the cells. Normally, cells use glucose as their main source of nourishment. If you have diabetes your cells do not absorb or use blood sugars, because the body does not make enough insulin or the cells don’t respond to it.
The symptoms
The symptoms of ketoacidosis can change depending on the severity of the condition. The first symptoms, which can come on within 24 hours, include a strong desire for water and frequent need to use the bathroom, very elevated levels of glucose, and elevated ketone in the patient’s urine. If not treated, other diabetic conditions can quickly appear. These additional diabetes symptoms can include nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, shortness of breath, fruity-smelling breath, and confusion.
If you experience any of these symptoms, it is important to seek medical attention immediately. DKA, or diabetic ketoacidosis, most often occurs in people living with Type 1 diabetes. In rarer cases, people who have Type 2 diabetes can get DKA if they are in stressful situations, are sick, or taking medications that are known to increase the chances of getting DKA. If you experience any of these symptoms, you should immediately call your physician, go to the nearest emergency room, or dial 911.
DKA occurs when the body does not have enough insulin to properly process glucose. Instead, it breaks down fat to fuel your cells. This reaction happens in the liver and creates acidic ketones. As ketones accumulate in the blood, DKA becomes the result.
The most common reason for DKA are:
Being sick – If you have an illness that causes you to lose your appetite, you don’t eat and drink as much as normal, and it becomes more difficult for your body to maintain glucose levels if you have diabetes. Diabetes makes it difficult for the body to regulate blood sugar levels, so if you’re not eating or drinking as much, it can make things even harder.
Issues with insulin management – Not taking insulin shots as prescribed, taking the incorrect dosage of insulin, having a malfunction with the insulin pump, or using expired or tainted insulin potentially lead to DKA.
Other conditions that can cause DKA are:
- Unexpected health conditions like stroke, heart attack, UTI (urinary tract infections), or pneumonia
- Exploiting drugs and/or alcohol
- Injuries to the body
- Any of the following medications corticosteroids, diuretics, dexamethasone, prednisone, or glucocorticoids
- Not realizing the initial signs of type 1 diabetes, when the liver begins to break down fat energy to the cells
- Being careless when taking diabetic medications
People with type 2 diabetes can also have DKA, although much rarer than those with type 1 diabetes. The conditions are similar to the list above. Other conditions may include; surgery, pregnancy, pancreatitis, steroids or antipsychotic drugs, developing blood clots in your lungs, or stomach sickness and extreme vomiting.
Testing
There are several tests available to determine your ketone levels, some of which can be done at home. Others may require a visit to a health care provider. Ketone testing is important for people with diabetes, as it can help them manage their condition and avoid serious complications.
Testing for ketones can be measured either through blood or urine test kits. A blood test measures the levels of beta-hydroxybutyrate. Some glucose meters can measure glucose and ketones. Check the manufacturer’s instructions for details. Tests for urine are done with strips that turn color to indicate the ketone levels.
Check with your doctor for information on a preferred method to test for ketones. If you have a high blood sugar reading, something over 240 mg/dL, or if you’re sick, you should check your ketone levels every four to six hours a day.
It can’t be repeated enough, if you have moderate/high levels of ketone contact your doctor. If unable to reach your doctor dial 911 for help or get to the emergency room if you find the above conditions DKA symptoms along with increased glucose levels.
If not treated it can be deadly
DKA can be fatal if left untreated, and it requires hospitalization for emergency medical treatment to prevent a diabetic coma or death.
If test results confirm a DKA condition, the first step is to lower glucose or blood sugar levels. When in emergency conditions DKA treatments normally include administering intravenous fluids to prevent dehydration, administering insulin to bring down blood sugar levels, and closely monitoring the patient in a hospital setting.
You should always consult with your physician or another medical provider if you feel that your diabetes is not under control. By doing this, you can ensure that you are receiving the best possible care and treatment for your condition.
As much as DKA is a serious and possibly deadly condition, you can easily avoid the condition by correctly managing your glucose/blood sugar levels. If you’re sick check your glucose levels every for to six hours. If prescribe diabetic meditations take it as directed, don’t skip taking it at the correct time and dosage. As your lifestyle changes follow up with your doctor to adjust insulin and medications to meet your situation.
Final thoughts
You can lead a good healthy lifestyle if you follow the instructions from your doctor on dealing with your diabetes. What is diabetic ketoacidosis, is a question you should be asking. Remember DKA occurs when you get sloppy with your meditations if you push into extreme conditions (sickness, changes in physical activity). If your lifestyle conditions change don’t be afraid to ask your doctor or a medical professional. It could save you an experience with ketoacidosis, DKA.
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by I Dance With Diabetes | Aug 23, 2022 | Treatments
Ways of living with diabetes
You haven’t been feeling well. You’re drinking a lot of water and you’re always thirsty. Of course, with a lot of drinking water, you’re running to the bathroom more. The good news is you’re losing weight, you don’t know why, but you’re not going to complain. However, you’re awfully tried and have that fuzzy feeling of something wrong. You go to the doctor and by the symptoms you describe the doctor says, you may have type 2 diabetes. Further testing confirms your blood sugar is at the crossover between prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.
You immediately feel the doom of the diagnosis hit you like a ton of bricks. Your mind is racing with thoughts of being able to do nothing but inject yourself with needles for the rest of your life. Hopefully, your doctor recognizes your reaction and begins to comfort you, and tells you there is a lot you can do to minimize and even reverse your condition. If your doctor simply says here’s a prescription for insulin and does nothing to support you, run far away and find a doctor who cares and can guide you to a better way of dealing with your diabetes.
To get a handle on your type 2 diabetes you’ll need to find some support. You will need to make some lifestyle changes. Nothing like joining a monastery and chanting for the rest of your life. You just need to be aware that you have type 2 diabetes and be willing to be more aware of the things you eat. Depending on how high your blood sugar levels are will define how you will have to treat your condition. You reverse your condition, but you will have to monitor it for the rest of your life.
Diabetes support
You can find support from the following folks:
· An endocrinologist – a doctor focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that affect the body through hormone differences such as diabetes, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, and menstrual disorders. Since insulin is a hormone a doctor that understands the impact of too much or too little insulin is important to have on your side.
· An ophthalmologist – An ophthalmologist is a medical doctor who specializes in the medical diagnoses and treatment of diseases and injuries that affect the eyes. They often provide primary care to patients with eye problems, provide second opinions to other physicians on their cases, and may perform corneal transplantation. Ophthalmologists differ from optometrists because they have completed four years of medical school and three years of specialized training after graduation, whereas optometrists have
· A pharmacist – A pharmacist is an expert in the field of medicines and can provide assistance to you when it comes to ensuring that your prescriptions work well with other drugs, including substances that you may be consuming recreationally. They are also able, but not obligated, to help you monitor for any negative reactions or interactions that you may have when taking medications.
· A registered dietitian – will help develop eating guidelines to provide proper nutrition. They can help you avoid the food you may be allergic to or sensitive to. Under their direction, they can help you lose weight, which is a key goal of reversing type 2 diabetes.
· A diabetes educator – the more you understand your diabetes, the more you will be able to stay a step ahead of it. By understanding what affects your blood sugar levels you will be able to react and take proper precautions to remain safe and healthy.
Different diabetes medications work in many different ways, and the side effects that they cause vary greatly. Don’t give up if you need to stop a medication or switch the type of treatment you are getting, because it is not meant for everyone. It’s also possible that you may need to try out several different medications before finding one that suits your needs; if this is the case, consult your doctor or care team who can.
Diabetes meds
There are some critical distinctions between treatments for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, which can be seen by the different medications taken. These include insulin therapy, metformin, and a change in diet.
Depending on the severity of your diabetes, you may have to take a meditation. There are many different meditations you could take. Here are a few of the more comment meditations that could be prescribed to you:
· Insulin – If you have been around diabetes, you have undoubtedly heard of insulin. Insulin is the hormone secreted by the pancreas to tell your cell to take in the glucose in your blood. If your doctor determines your pancreas isn’t keeping up with the demand for insulin you may have to inject yourself. There are many different types of insulin created for diabetics. This is something your doctor will determine if you need to use insulin and which one is best for your condition.
· Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors – these drugs help the body convert starchy foods, which has the effect of bringing your blood sugar levels down.
· Biguanides – these medications tell your liver how much sugar to make. It also helps manage the amount of sugar your intestines can absorb. Metformin is one of the most proper medicines prescribed.
Wrapping it all up
There’s good news and bad news. The bad news is there are many ways of living with diabetes. The good news is, that there are many ways of living with diabetes. The trick is to look at it in a way that will be a positive move in your life. Realizing the many ways to treat diabetes gives flexibility in finding what works best for you. Don’t give up, keep moving forward. This is an area that has much research going on. A greater understanding of the interaction of insulin and glucose is being done. Also, the technology to monitor and control insulin in your system is being developed.
Be patient, some day diabetes will be something that is easily managed.
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by I Dance With Diabetes | Aug 23, 2022 | Signs & Symptoms
What the heck is glucose and why is it important to me?
One of the joys of getting to my age is I am on Medicare. I’m not sure if I can get out of Medicare, but that’s for another article. I find it interesting when I got into Medicare my doctor now sends me reminders to come in for my annual Medicare physical.
So I make my appointment and off I go. Of course, you have to do the fasting blood work. Why is it that when you have to fast for a blood test all you can think of is eating?
There are days I skip meals because I’m so busy I don’t have time to eat. I’m not that hungry then, strange. Back to the physical. Everything was good, well sort of, my glucose was 108. Not the worse, but it’s creeping higher over the years.
It’s a little harder to get up
I suspect most people as they start to age become more aware of physical problems. You wake up and it’s a little harder to get up. Your energy levels aren’t what they used to be. You can’t eat like a kid anymore. Going to the buffet isn’t the fun it use to be.
You go for a physical and the doctor says there are some things we need to talk about. All of these are points I’ve been running into over the last several years.
My doctor said the blood glucose level is something that needs to be watched. So I started to look more into what a glucose reading of 108 means. In many of the charts and articles, I’ve seen it saying I’m pre-diabetic.
Now, what does pre-diabetic mean? According to the Mayo Clinic, the food we eat enters our bloodstream as sugar. Your pancreas then releases insulin in your blood system to bring the sugar into your cells as an energy source. The bottom line it fuels your cells.
As your glucose level rises it’s an indication that the insulin isn’t working as well as it should. It’s like watching TV and seeing the same commercial over and over. You’ll your less likely to pay attention. When this starts to happen, your pancreas boosts the insulin to get the cell’s attention, hey take this stuff in. This is known as insulin resistance.
This is where problems begin, and it’s a slow process. Think of the frog that’s in a pot of water. You put the pot on a low flame and the frog doesn’t realize what’s happening until it’s too late. Your slowly rising glucose levels are something you probably can’t tell.
Insulin resistance conditions to watch for
Symptoms of insulin resistance are subtle. They include
· Feeling hunger
· Your feet and hands feeling numb and/or tingling
· Being thirsty
· Having more infections
· Sores take longer to heal
· Your vision becomes blurry
· Need to urinate more often
· Unexplained loss of weight
· Being tired
As your glucose levels rise, damage to your body’s systems begins to occur. Areas that are most susceptible in a prediabetes environment and become long-term points of damage have been linked to your heart, blood vessels, and kidneys.
Prediabetes is stressing these systems long before you are recognized with type 2 diabetes. You also become a candidate for silent/unrecognized heart attacks, sometimes also called silent heart attacks.
It seems that the rising glucose levels and insulin levels set off a cascade of effects on the systems of your body. Remember pancreas is working harder to put out more insulin because the cells aren’t taking in the glucose. Since cells aren’t getting enough energy, they must work harder.
Your body reacts to the rising glucose and insulin level by telling the kidneys to work to remove the glucose which increases the amount of urine which means a greater need to urinate. Your blood becomes thicker with higher levels of insulin and glucose. This causes irritation to the blood vessels, especially in the heart.
The irritation creates the opportunity for blood clots and the build-up of plaque. The irritated vessel walls become less flexible and rise in blood pressure. Areas of the body with small blood vessels and capillaries may begin to break because of pressure and rigidness.
This affects your eyes, brain, and kidneys. As you can see all of your body is affected. The cells aren’t getting enough energy to keep up with the demand, you become tired because the muscle aren’t able to get enough energy, and the body can’t remove the insulin and glucose so irritation rises, it goes on and on.
Is this a life sentence?
So is this a life sentence, are you doomed, no. You can reverse the effects with lifestyle changes. But you will have to be diligent for the rest of your life. The sooner you can make the changes the less damage will occur. Damage that has occurred most likely can’t be repaired, but you can eliminate future damage if you change.
What are changes that you can make? The following points describe things you can do to create a healthy lifestyle change.
Eat a healthy diet – Depending on when you discover you are prediabetic or type 2 diabetic will help define the urgency of making changes to your diet. If you are diagnosed as type 2 diabetic then you have high glucose levels and damage occurs. You should work with a qualified professional on creating a diet plan. If prediabetic a profession can certainly help, but common sense can go a long way to helping get you back to a normal glucose level. Either way, watch the carbs you eat. Move away from processed or packaged foods.
Be active – Being active means doing something. It doesn’t have to be extreme, but something you can enjoy. You need to wake up the body. Again depending on your health, follow your health care professional’s advice on levels of activity. Take a walk. Add to the distance over a period of time. You need to use the glucose in your system. Being active will wake up your body and mind.
Lose weight – If you can begin eating a healthy diet and being active you’re going to be on the way to losing weight. Cutting back on carbs and sugars will reduce the body’s need to store fat. Being active will require more energy than being a couch potato.
Maintain healthy blood pressure – Since prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are causing inflammation your cardiovascular system is being stressed. Lower blood pressure will help reduce the stress and limit additional damage.
Monitor your cholesterol – Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes have been shown to throw off your cholesterol balance. Your bad cholesterol gets higher, and the good cholesterol gets lower. Your triglycerides also climb in response. All this paints a picture of plaque build-up in your arteries.
Don’t smoke – enough said, don’t do it. Think of the money you’ll be able to save and be able to breathe better when you go for that walk to be active and lose weight😊.
Wrapping it up
Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes can be reversed. It will take effort to accomplish. All of this is a response to the lifestyle we have created. Much of what we eat today is manufactured so we want more of it, a subtle addiction to food. We’re eating more carbs and sugars today than we have ever eaten before. It is time to quit being sheep and demand healthy food products. It’s time to get away from our electronics and get out in the world. Take action, live healthily, and live longer. What the heck is glucose and why is it important to me, provides information on glucose and how it affects your body’s systems.
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H/T: Mayo Clinic, WebMD
