Facts - Your Not Alone!

One in three children born in 2000 or later will develop diabetes.

In the last 10 years diabetes has increased in Adults by 40%.

Diabetes now affects roughly eight percent of the U.S. population.

Five percent are Type I (Autoimmune - which requires insulin)

Ninety five percent are Type II (which is lifestyle related).

Of adult's age 60 and older, approximately 20 % have diabetes.

Approximately 40% of adults age 40-74 have pre-diabetes.

Causes

Type I is clearly autoimmune linked to early exposure to cow's milk protein (i.e. being formula fed instead of breast fed) and also linked to infection with a Coxsachie virus. This seems to prime the immune system to attack and destroy the islet cells of the pancreas. This disrupts the normal production of insulin. Type I diabetes normally requires life-long insulin therapy to prevent coma and death.

Type II is clearly life style related. Obesity and sedentary life style is the biggest determining factor. Eating foods that are high glycemic (refined carbs that are low in fiber and have no nutritional value). The high consumption of fast foods especially by our youth is contributing to the epidemic rise in diabetes.

Complications

Diabetes has many co-morbid conditions. Hyperglycemia has a direct toxic effect on the cells. This is another reason to eat a low glycemic diet, even if you are not diabetic. There is a much higher risk of macro vascular (large blood vessel) diseases like strokes and heart attacks. There is a high risk of micro vascular (small blood vessel) complications, including retinopathy (blindness), nephropathy (kidney failure), and neuropathy- both peripheral (as in foot ulcers/amputations) and autonomic with slow gastric (stomach) emptying. There is now evidence of increased cancer risk with diabetes. In fact, having the full-blown metabolic syndrome will double the risk of developing dementia. Diabetes is a model for accelerated aging thought to happen in part because of the increased free radicals/oxidation that occurs in diabetes.

Conclusions

So diabetes is NOT a benign disease. There are many serious complications for both Type I and Type II diabetics. The GOOD NEWS is that with proper lifestyle changes and NUTRIIONAL SUPPLEMENT SUPPORT the disease in many cases can be controlled and complications minimized or even reversed.

5 Important Steps:

Eat Low Glycemic Foods.

Eat Foods in their Natural State.

Include the 8 "Biologically Active" essential monosaccharides missing from our diet.

Include a supplement that provides phytosterols that help support the endocrine systems natural production and balance of hormones.

Be sure to include a Glyco-Antioxident dietary supplement to your diet.

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