So the doctor wants you to take some more tests. Diabetes runs in your family and he thinks you might have insulin resistance.
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You have never heard of this. What does insulin resistance mean? What can you do to keep insulin resistance from developing into full blown diabetes?
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So you check it out on the internet and discover insulin resistance is a condition whereby the body produces insulin but does not use it properly. How does this happen? Read this scenario and you will understand the process better. Click Here!
Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas and it helps the body use glucose for energy. The digestive system breaks food down into glucose, which travels in the bloodstream to the cells. Glucose is also called blood glucose or blood sugar. After eating, the blood glucose level rises and the pancreas releases insulin to help cells absorb the glucose. Click Here!
When people are insulin resistant, their muscle, fat, and liver cells do not respond properly to insulin. Therefore, their bodies need more and more insulin to help the glucose enter the cells. The pancreas tries to keep up with this increased demand for insulin by producing more. The pancreas is called upon to produce more and more insulin and eventually the pancreas cannot produce all the insulin the body needs. Thus, excess glucose builds up in the blood and sets up the right environment for diabetes. As a matter of fact, most people with insulin resistance have both excess glucose and insulin in their bloodstream. Click Here!
Being insulin resistant increases a person's chance of developing type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Being aware of insulin resistance, what it is and how you can prevent it from developing into diabetes is a step in the right direction. Once you find out what is necessary to stop the progression from insulin resistance to diabetes, then you can make the changes necessary to prevent insulin resistance from becoming diabetes. Click Here!
Scientists know there are specific genes that make people more likely to develop insulin resistance and diabetes. Being overweight and inactive are big contributors to insulin resistance.
Why is it a big deal if you have insulin resistance? Why worry about it? Click Here!
It is a big deal because many people with insulin resistance and high blood sugar levels have other conditions that increase their risk of getting full blown diabetes. So it is important you stop insulin resistance from developing into diabetes. If you do not know it, diabetes is a serious disease with severe complications. Insulin Resistance mean you are setting yourself up to develop full blown diabetes. It is in your best interest to stop this from happening while you can! Click Here!
Other conditions that increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes is excess weight around the waist, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and triglycerides. If you have insulin resistance and some of these other conditions, then you are at greater risk to get metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. So if you let it go you will find yourself living with diabetes! Click Here!
What are the symptoms of insulin resistance? There are none! You probably will not even know you have insulin resistance and that you are on the verge of developing type 2 diabetes. You may have it for several years without knowing it. The doctor needs to order either a glucose tolerance test or a fasting glucose tolerance test to determine if it is insulin resistance, pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes.
Can developing diabetes be prevented? Yes it can. Increase your exercise program and if overweight, lose weight. This will help the body use the insulin it produces more efficiently and stop the development of pre-diabetes into full blown diabetes. Click Here!
So get off that couch and start moving! Exercise! Exercise! Exercise! Click Here!
Take care. Eat less and start those feet to moving!
Until next time…
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