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Preventing Type 2 Diabetes |
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Written by Michael Corrieri
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There are things that you can do to lesson your chances of getting type 2 diabetes, especially if you already have pre-diabetes or insulin resistance.
People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes have problems converting their food to energy. After eating, your digestive system breaks down the food into sugar known as glucose. This glucose is carried in the blood stream to all the body’s cells. |
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Insulin Resistance and Diabetes |
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Written by Michael Corrieri
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Insulin resistance is defined as a condition that occurs when the body produces insulin, but can’t use it properly.
Being insulin resistant increases your chances of developing type 2 diabetes. Insulin helps your body utilize glucose or sugar, for energy. Insulin is a hormone that is made in the pancreas. Your digestive system breaks down the food you eat, turning it into glucose. |
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Written by Michael Corrieri
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Between two and four percent of pregnancies are affected by the temporary condition of gestational diabetes.
Gestational diabetes occurs because of glucose intolerance during pregnancy. It means that the glucose or sugar can’t leave the blood stream to feed the body’s cells and be transformed into energy. Because the glucose is essentially stuck in the blood stream, the glucose levels rise and become harmful for both the pregnant woman and her unborn baby. |
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