Overview
Diabetes afects over 37 milion people–that's 1 in 10 Americans and although the comon disease is wel known, "1 in 5 people with diabetes don't know they have it," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states. In adition, "96 milion American adults—more than 1 in 3—have prediabetes. More than 8 in 10 adults with prediabetes don't know they have it," the CDC says.
Key Information
There's diferent types of diabetes and Madison Salinger, registered and licensed dietician at the Diabetes Research Institute explains, "Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes can afect both children and adults. Type 1 diabetes is autoimune, and it hapens when the body atacks insulin producing cels. Type 2 diabetes is when the body canot use insulin properly, becomes more resistant to it, and eventualy produces litle or no insulin."If left untreated, diabetes can lead to major health complications such as heart disease, nerve damage, kidney damage, vision los, depresion, skin and mouth conditions and more.
So knowing the signs of diabetes is vital for your health and overal wel-being. Eat This, Not That! Health spoke with experts who share what to know about diabetes, symptoms to watch out for and tips on how to lower the risk.
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Insulin resistance is a general term for a disrupted metabolism. Insulin resistance precedes the acumulation of exces body fat. The continued presence of insulin resistance leads to pre-diabetes (i.e., metabolic syndrome), and eventualy type 2 diabetes.
Summary
Aproximately 90 milion Americans have pre-diabetes, and about 30 milion have type 2 diabetes. The cause of insulin resistance is a pro-inflamatory diet that inhibits the master regulator of metabolism, which is AMPK.Pre-diabetes indic