Diabetes
Adult-onset diabetes and obesity go hand-in-hand. Most people with Type
2 diabetes are overweight. Weight loss can dramatically improve this
person insulin resistance. But, they have high insulin levels make the
body store any calories as fat, and the more weight they gain, the worse the
insulin resistance gets. The pancreas becomes overworked and will
eventually not be able to maintain even blood sugar levels. That is when a
person becomes a Type 1 diabetic.
Over 60% of Americans are overweight by as much as 30 pounds. And, 26%
are more than 30 pounds overweight which falls into the obese area.
Now, children have started showing the same trend. Childhood obesity is
skyrocketing at an alarming rate. One in seven children, 14%, are obese.
They are developing Type 2 diabetes and heart disease that were once only found
in adults.
The human body is designed to gain weight. That is why 95% of people
who do lose weight gain it back again. Humans have evolved over the years
fighting to survive and find food. Food was usually scarce and the body
evolved to store away fat for times when food was not plentiful.
Today, food is everywhere. Most of what we eat is low in nutrition and
filled with toxins. It is easier to find and cheaper than healthy, organic
food. Plus, carbohydrate-filled and fatty foods taste better!
It is now believed that it is not just a lack of willpower on the part of
most people. It is a mixture of genetics,
metabolism, environmental factors and learned behaviors that together make it
hard for people to lose weight.
That means that it is not one thing that causes obesity, so it will probably
take more than one thing to fix it. You will have to be committed.
Type 1 Diabetes requires that the patient take the prescribed insulin to
regulate their blood sugar. Type 1 diabetics can not survive without
regular insulin.
If you have been diagnosed with adult-onset diabetes, also known as Type 2,
have you been working with your doctor to control it through diet and exercise?
If not, then you are being hustled into a money-making scheme headed by the
medical industry. Most Type 2 diabetes cases, especially if they are
discovered early on, can be treated with diet, exercise and supplements.
But, most doctors do not work by these rules. They prescribe drugs to help
control the symptoms of the disease without addressing the actual problem and
putting you back on the road to good health.
Diabetics spend, on average, $2,500 more each year than the average pharmacy
customer. Diabetics will need insulin, syringes, alcohol pads, blood
glucose monitors and the very expensive blood glucose monitor strips.
Diabetics are 2-4 times more likely to have heart disease or stroke than the
average person. Diabetics are 1/3 of all kidney dialysis patients in the
US. Diabetics are more prone to impotence, vision loss, infections and
loss of feeling in the hands and feet. All these ailments mean big bucks
for pharmacies, doctors, hospitals and especially drug companies.
Diabetes, if not treated, is a lifetime disease. This means lots of money
for all of these people.
Doctors are pressured to put patients on diabetes drugs to control the blood
sugar. Of course, then you will have to visit the doctor often to let them
watch it and regulate your meds.
All diabetes drugs have side effects and all of them gradually lose their
effectiveness. So, doctors will switch patients from one medicine to
another as they see fit.
But, this is not necessary in most cases! Diabetes is highly
treatable and is reversible with the proper diet and exercise.
And, taking the right
nutritional supplements and
herbs improves your chances of reversing this
disease even more.
90% of all Type 2 Diabetes cases are caused by poor diet, obesity, and a lack
of exercise. 75% of these cases can be reversed by simply
losing weight and eating the
right foods.
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