Blood Sugar Facts

Diabetes

A metabolic disease characterized by high blood sugar levels, diabetes occurs when the body is incapable of producing insulin or using it properly. Currently, one in three Americans has prediabetes and 25.8 million Americans are diabetic. The incidence of diabetes is increasing in such epidemic proportions that one in three are expected to develop diabetes by the year 2050. A global health crisis, diabetes is growing in parallel with the obesity epidemic.

Type 1: Previously known as juvenile diabetes, this form of the disease is associated with autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic cells. This renders the body incapable of maintaining normal blood sugar levels due to insufficient insulin production. It is generally diagnosed in children and young adults.

Type 2: Comprising more that 90 percent of diabetes cases, Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body is unable to properly respond to high levels of insulin or is unable to produce as much insulin as is needed to regulate blood sugar levels.

Prediabetes: A person is said to have prediabetes when their blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be classified as diabetic. While a diagnosis of prediabetes does put you at risk of developing diabetes, becoming diabetic is not guaranteed. Because the road to Type 2 diabetes is a long one, often taking 10 years or longer to develop, early treatment and lifestyle changes – healthy diet, regular exercise, blood sugar regulating supplements – can help decrease your risk of developing diabetes.

Insulin Resistance

Insulin resistance occurs when your body’s cells become less sensitive to the effects of insulin, a hormone of the pancreas that regulates the amount of glucose (sugar) in your blood. When you eat a diet high in sugars and refined carbohydrates, your pancreas has to work overtime in order to produce enough insulin to manage the influx of sugars, which will in turn either be used as fuel or stored as fat. Excessive insulin production can cause our blood sugar levels to drop, causing you to feel the symptoms of low blood sugar – hunger, jitteriness, sweating, and rapid heartbeat. This may cause you to crave more sugar, spiraling your blood glucose levels out of control.

Too much insulin in the body creates myriad health issues, including: increased fat storage and weight gain, inability to break down fats, irritability and depression, fatigue, poor focus and lack of concentration, increased cholesterol levels, and even the growth of cancer cells. If left untreated, insulin resistance can lead to prediabetes, which can put you on the road to Type 2 diabetes. However, by regulating or decreasing blood sugar levels in the body, we can improve insulin resistance.

Managing Blood Sugar Levels

The classic method of improving blood sugar levels is through medication. However, we now have many more tools in our arsenal and can address symptoms in a more holistic manner. Diet and exercise are essential in correcting metabolic derangements associated with poor blood sugar control, and there are many nutrients that have been found to have strong blood sugar balancing properties. The key ingredients found in Glucology Blood Sugar Support have been found to support healthy blood sugar metabolism and have been selected from only the highest quality raw materials available. When combined with a healthy diet and regular exercise, Glucology is a safe and effective way to naturally assist in the management of blood sugar levels, improving the lives of people living with diabetes, prediabetes, and insulin resistance.