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• Nearly all overweight Americans (70% of the population) already have “pre-diabetes” and significant risks of disease and death.
• The worst thing is they don’t even know it!
• Direct health care cost in the U.S. over the next decade due to diabetes and pre-diabetes will be 3.4 trillion or 1 in every 10 health care dollars.
• 1/3 of all diabetics have documented heart disease. 4 times more likely to die from heart disease.
• Link between obesity and cancer is well documented and driven by insulin resistance.
• 75% of diabetics have high blood • pressure.
• Under 100 mg/dL is considered normal• 101-126 mg/dL is considered “pre-diabetic”• Over 126 mg/dL is considered “diabetic”• Ideally you want you blood sugar between 80-90
mg/dL• Work with your health care provider to get insulin
and A1C checked• If anything comes back out of range a 2 hour
glucose tolerance test is a way to assess your risk• Purchase a glucometer and check blood sugar upon
waking, before lunch, before dinner, and before bed
• Each point about a fasted glucose of 84 mg/dL increases your risk for developing Type 2 diabetes by 6% in the next 9 years
• Even if you exercise and eat “healthy”, you can still have blood sugar issues.
– Insulin resistance is chronically elevated blood sugar and therefore chronically elevated insulin
– Hypoglycemia is low blood sugar or blood sugar fluctuations. Sometimes it’s too low, sometimes too high.
• Adequate glucose can’t enter cells because chronically elevated insulin levels create dysfunctional insulin receptor sites
• Symptoms include: fatigue after meals, craving for sweets that don’t go away after sweets are eaten, increase thirst, and increased urination.
• Insulin resistant patterns include:– Fasted glucose about 100 mg/dL– Triglycerides greater than 100 mg/dL– HDL lower than 55 mg/dL– LDL greater than 120 mg/dL
• Surges of insulin rather than chronically elevated levels.
• The body should respond to low blood sugar by producing cortisol to increase blood sugar– If a person has low adrenal function the body
has to rely on adrenaline to elevate blood sugar between meals which can contribute to shakiness and lightheadedness.
• Symptoms: lightheadedness, irritability, shakiness and fatigue between meals, which often goes away after food is eaten.
• Promotes the synthesis of protein and storage of fat.
• Spikes before blood sugar
• Needed to live but as with any hormone insulin should be balanced
• Sympathetic Nervous System– “Flight or Fight”• Pupil dilation• Increased heart rate• Increased blood flow to the muscle• Shuts down digestion• Increases blood sugar
• The forgotten hormone• Leptin High
– Healthy metabolism, appetite at bay
• Leptin Low– Metabolism slows down, appetite stimulated
• Leptin Resistance– Causes include: caloric restriction, insulin issues &
blood sugar surges, stress, overeating, increased triglycerides, fructose, and wheat
• Most of the time it lowers glucose levels.
• During exercise muscles obtain energy from glucose stored in the muscles called glycogen.
• After exercise glycogen stores in the muscles and liver must be replaced decreasing glucose levels.
• Increasing muscle mass will increase your glycogen stores.
• Glycemic index– Balance meals with protein, fat– Fiber
• Food that raise blood sugar–Wheat, corn, white potato, white
rice, and refined sugar
• Base carbohydrate need on activity level
• Choose SLOW Carbs, not LOW carbs• Green Carbs: Eat Freely
– Make up 50% of your meals, low GI vegetables
• Yellow Carbs: Eat in Moderation– Whole grains– Legumes– Dark berries– Stone fruit– Apples and Pears– Fiber
• Red Carbs: Eat LIMITED Amounts– Starchy, high glycemic cooked vegetables– High-Sugar Fruits
• Forbidden Carbs: Avoid COMPLETELY– Processed carbs– Gluten-containing whole grains (wheat,
barley, rye)– Dried fruit
• Krill oil• Envia– VanChroZin– Liquid Vitamin D3– B-complex– Resvante
• Alpha lipoic acid• Cinnamon• Chromium