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What Is Insulin Resistance?

Insulin resistance occurs when your muscle, fat (lipo) and liver cells stop responding to the effects of insulin.  When this happens the pancreas tries to make more and more insulin, however it can’t keep up with the demand for insulin and eventually glucose levels in the body start to rise.  If insulin resistance is not diagnosed and halted it eventually turns into Type II Diabetes.

So, what causes Insulin Resistance?

Extra fat tissue reduces the effectiveness of the insulin hormone.

Can I reverse Insulin Resistance?

Yes!!! With diet and excercise.  Every pound in body fat lost increase the effectiveness of insulin.  You don’t have to go on some sort of crash diet, just try to lose about 5-10 pounds and then get re-tested for insulin resistance.

Diabetic Diets are highly effective whether you have type I or type II diabetes.

Almost all diabetic diets are comprised of about 50% carbs, 20% protein and 30% fat coupled with a daily workout. Diabetic diets are involve smart choices (foods low in carbs and sugar) and controlled proportions.  Diabetic diets are customised based on age, weight and daily activity level.

Diabetic diets are usually not focused on eliminating your sugar consumption, but instead they are designed to help you curb sugar and carb intake, while coupling daily exercise to aid in weight loss.  Weight loss is the key to controling diabetes and it’s disabling effects.

On a 1200 calorie diet that is comprised of 50% carbohydrates, you can consume a total of ten servings of carbs per day.

How you choose to eat these servings will directly affect your blood sugar, so you should try to keep it  consistent from day to day.  Of course, keeping your sugars adjusted to stay at healthy levels is key, so you may need to up or down your servings of carbs.

The bottom line is this, try to space out your carbs into at least 3 meals a day. Also, the fiber in the carbs the better your blood sugars will be!