Insulin Resistance And Why You Aren't Losing Weight: Insulin is a hormone. We make it. That’s normal. For people who don’t, that’s called type I diabetes. Insulin’s job is to open your cells to absorb the sugar and nutrients you just ate. You can then use these for fuel. That
In most weight-loss surgery stories, increased mobility is one of the star benefits. But perhaps the most important life-changing “side effect” of bariatric surgery is its ability to improve or even cure type 2 diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes More than 30 million people in the United States have diabetes. The
“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” -- Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin It’s obvious to anyone who has ever been obese that what we eat matters greatly. What is not as obvious are the subtle effects that our choices can have on the body or
Today almost 26 million Americans have Type 2 Diabetes and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that as many as 1 in 3 U.S. adults could have diabetes by 2050 if current trends continue. The risk for death among people with diabetes is about twice that of people of similar
Diabetes: Time To Stop "Treating The Number" And Instead Achieve A Cure? Traditionally, modern medicine and the pharmaceutical industry have managed diabetes by treating the serum blood glucose number. Medications serve to bring the blood glucose number down to a more normal level, and that is believed to delay or
