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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.