YOUR HEALTH IS YOUR GREATEST ASSET Health facts for today! BLOOD SUGAR AND DIABETES (PART-1) Did you know? It is estimated that 1/3 of Americans born in the year 2000 will develop Type-2 Diabetes at some point during their lifetime. The pancreas regulates blood sugar levels to fuel your body’s metabolism. When the small intestine absorbs food, it quickly releases sugars from the food known as “GLUCOSE” into the bloodstream. The pancreas senses this “SPIKE” in blood sugar and releases a hormone called “INSULIN” that links with glucose molecules and delivers them to cells at a “SLOW AND STEADY RATE”. This slow and steady delivery of glucose to cells keeps the cells working consistently, and as a result, maintains the body’s “ENERGY LEVELS” throughout the day. Insulin responses can “BECOME STRAINED” without a steady and moderate supply of glucose, and eating too much or too little can cause problems for the body’s conversion of glucose to “ENERGY”. When we overeat, we “OVERLOAD OUR BLOODSTREAM” with glucose. This puts the body in a state of Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar), and the pancreas must strain itself to produce extra insulin to take care of it. When we do not eat enough throughout the day, our blood sugar levels get, very low. The body becomes Hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) and insulin production slows down. Then, once we finally eat, glucose foods an unprepared bloodstream, leaving the pancreas scrambling to produce enough insulin to handle the sudden change in blood sugar. Constant strain on the pancreas over time can lead to the development of Type-2 Diabetes, which occurs when the insulin response cannot properly manage the amount of glucose present in the blood. While Type-1 Diabetes is most often inherited genetically or prompted by illness, Type-2 Diabetes usually results from years of “POOR EATING HABITS”. Type-2 Diabetes is far more common than Type-1, and accounts for up to 95% of all diabetes diagnosis. The good news is that Type-2 Diabetes can be avoided or reversed with proper eating and lifestyle habits. BE BLESSED AND HAVE A MOMENTOUS MONDAY
Posted on: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 11:14:13 +0000
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