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Diabetes - Caused by Ignorance?

September 30, 2007

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I see so many people who are developing Diabetes simply due to ignorance. Now some sadly choose to (or would choose to) ignore any advice and elect to rely on the medical worlds response which is very effective but still carries enormous risk due to the complications that inevitable come with long term pharmaceutical drug use.

Over the next few days I’m going to cover the subject of diabetes in some detail as many people are living and dying in Ignorance and that makes me MAD.

Diabetes is caused by a problem in the way your body makes or uses insulin. Insulin is needed to move glucose (blood sugar) into cells, where it is used for energy.

If glucose does not get into the cells, the body cannot use it for energy. Too much glucose will then remain in the blood, causing the symptoms of diabetes.

There are several types of diabetes. This article focuses on type 2, which is usually accompanied by obesity and insulin resistance.

Insulin resistance occurs when insulin produced by your pancreas cannot get the necessary Glucose (required for energy) inside fat and muscle cells to release energy. Since the cells are not getting the insulin they need, the pancreas produces more and more. Over time, abnormally high levels of sugar build up in the blood. This is called hyperglycemia. Many people with insulin resistance have hyperglycemia and high blood insulin levels at the same time. People who are overweight have a higher risk of insulin resistance, because fat interferes with the body’s ability to use insulin.

Type 2 diabetes usually occurs gradually. Most people with the disease are overweight at the time of diagnosis. However, type 2 diabetes can also develop in those who are thin, especially the elderly.

Family history and genetics play a large role in type 2 diabetes. Low activity level, poor diet, and excess body weight (especially around the waist) significantly increase your risk for type 2 diabetes.

Other risk factors include:

• Race/ethnicity (African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and Native Americans all have high rates of diabetes)
• Age greater than 45 years
• Previously identified impaired glucose tolerance by your doctor
• High blood pressure
• HDL cholesterol of less than 35 mg/dL or triglyceride level of greater than 250 mg/dL
• History of gestational diabetes

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