Pre Diabetes Information - Are you at risk of getting Diabetes

12 Dec

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It was not nearly as popular as the life threatening disease Diabetes is today. Diabetes is spreading at near epidemic proportions in the U.S. with 20 million and throughout the world with nearly 240 million victims. Those numbers are dwarfed by those who are on the road to getting it.

It is estimated that nearly 54 million Americans have pre-diabetes. Pre-diabetes is a condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not yet at Diabetic disease levels.

Here’s the scenario. In a typical life cycle of an adult as they age they become more affluent and generally speaking less active. They tend to eat more convenience foods. They tend to gain weight. Nearly 30 % of Americans in a recent report are obese.

Throw in the natural occurrence of a slowing metabolism and you have the makings of Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that affects your metabolism–the way our bodies use digest food for growth and energy

Most of the food we eat is broken down into glucose-the main source of fuel for the body. Then glucose passes into the bloodstream where it is used. For glucose to get into cells, insulin must be present.

Insulin is made in the pancreas and is used to get blood sugar into the cells where it is used for energy. As the body size grows (weight gain) the pancreas produces more insulin to keep up with demand. Eventually with all the above factors in play the pancreas can’t keep up and sugar builds up in the blood stream-Diabetes.

The beauty of all this is type 2 Diabetes can be avoided. Quite simply, especially as you start to age, if you exercise at least 30 minutes a day, lose weight and watch what you eat you can almost talk your pancreas into keeping up and avoiding this diabolical disease.

Other information available on web:

1. Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms - Diabetesmellitus-Information.com
2. Diabetes Causes - AyurvedicCure.com

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