Diabetes is an inability to process sugars. As a result, blood sugars rise which is very inflammatory and can lead to other diseases. Type II diabetes used to be called adult onset diabetes but unfortunately it is being diagnosed in children at alarming rates. You don’t wake up with Type II diabetes, it is a process that can take years. One of the first signs is insulin resistance. Insulin resistance occurs when your body becomes resistant to insulin which makes lowering and processing your blood sugar difficult. As a result, blood sugars will eventually continue to rise leading to diabetes.
There are important risk predictors that you are headed toward diabetes.
- Waist circumference: men greater than 40inches and women greater than 35 inches.
- Body Mass Index: BMI number greater than 30.
- Elevated insulin level, triglycerides and blood sugar level greater than 100.
- Elevated hemoglobin A1C.
- High blood pressure. Blood pressure often correlates with insulin resistance.
If you have even one of these risk factors, now is the time to address the issue. You can increase your insulin sensitivity by losing weight and using special supplements. Vitruvia teaches you the importance of a low glycemic index diet and works on improving your insulin resistance before you have to take medication for diabetes.