Diabetes, Syndrome X, Heart Disease

Diabetes, Syndrome X, Heart Disease

My rant today is the fattening of America! Starting now in grade school, with our children!

The United States is epidemic in over weight, which is leading to many of the problems in this article! Folks are not understanding the damage they are doing with all the wrong kinds of sweetners and carbohydrates.

What is diabetes?
There are 2 types of diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes occurs when the body does not make a hormone called insulin. Insulin helps the body use glucose (a form of sugar) for energy. People with type 2 diabetes either do not have enough insulin or their cells ignore the insulin they have. Nearly 95% of people with diabetes have type 2 Diabetes.

Weight

Obesity is the single most important risk factor for type 2 diabetes. Between 80% and 90% of people with diabetes are overweight -- that means they weigh at least 20% more than the ideal body weight for their height and build. To figure out if you're overweight, check the chart at the end of this handout and talk to your doctor. A healthy, low-fat diet and regular exercise can help you lose weight gradually and keep it off.

Age

The risk for type 2 diabetes increases with age. Half of all people diagnosed with diabetes are over 55. Although you can't change your age, you can work on other risk factors if you are over 45 years of age.

Exercise

Exercising and maintaining a healthy weight can reduce your risk of diabetes. Any amount of activity is better than none, but try to exercise for 30 to 60 minutes most days of the week. If you haven't exercised for a while or you have health problems, talk with your doctor before starting an exercise program.

Diet

A diet high in fat, calories and cholesterol increases your risk of diabetes. In addition, a poor diet can lead to obesity (another risk factor for diabetes) and other health problems. A healthy diet is high in fiber and low in fat. Also, remember to watch your portion size -- how much you eat is just as important as what you eat.
Pay attention to ingredients in packaged foods. Avoid high fructose corn syrup. Try and use products that are unsweetened.

According to G. Reaven, M.D., in the book called
“Syndrome X, The Silent Killer”, published in 2000 …….

½ of ALL Heart Attacks are caused by Syndrome X

½ of ALL patients who have High Blood Pressure have Syndrome X

How to know if you have this problem?
Get blood work done and check the “Glucose Fasting Serum” … the reference range on the lab report usually shows between 3.3 to 6.1 mmol/L (or 60 to 108 mg/100 mL) for an adult.
If the result is HIGHER … you are at risk!!!!!!!
If the result is high … check other results on your blood work … often you will see:
High triglycerides
High cholesterol
High blood pressure

What is Syndrome X?

(other terms include …. Insulin Resistance, Glucose Intolerance, Hyperinsulinemia, Metabolic Syndrome, and Pre-diabetes … they all mean the same thing)
The food we eat is broken down through digestive processes and converted into “GLUCOSE” that travels in our blood stream

The hormone “INSULIN” (produced by the pancreas) transports glucose out of the blood stream into the cells where it is used for energy or stored as fat

When insulin does not work as well as it should at shuttling glucose into the cells, the individual has “SYNDROME X”. The pancreas then pumps out more insulin (as much as 2x the normal amount) to compensate for the insulin not working as well as it should.

The problem then becomes high levels of leftover insulin remaining in the blood stream after the extra load of insulin has forced the cell doors open to allow glucose to enter.

These high insulin levels trigger ….
High blood triglycerides
High cholesterol
High blood pressure
Low HDL cholesterol
Weight gain
An overworked pancreas
Now you are on the path of an insidious progression from pre-diabetes to HEART DISEASE, Type-2 adult-onset diabetes, and a long list of other diseases as well.

What to do
Immediately reach for Shaklee’s Glucose Regulation Complex. Take two each day (with your two largest meals). The seven ingredients make the cell’s receptor sites become VERY EFFICIENT and VERY RESPONSIVE TO INSULIN … therefore, you stabilize blood sugar and insulin levels, and reduce the risk of all the disorders mentioned above.
REDUCE simple or refined carbohydrates and INCREASE the fiber and protein in your diet.


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