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Confused about type II diabetes?

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  1. awesomefb
    Member

    I had read, that diabetes is the inability of cells to use sugar as energy, reason for high sugar in the blood. So regardless of treatment, a person with diabetes would alway's have low energy levels, if cells cannot use sugar properly. Hope I'm making sense.

    Diabetic meds are used to reduce the glucose in the body, but not increase energy.

    So, how does a diabetic keep thier energy up !! If cells do not properly use glucose ??

    Glucose is important carbohydrate, cells use it as source of energy, but carbs are bad for diabetics. Nearly everything a human being eats contains sugar.

    Lots of products say sugar free, but there not.

    Can someone explain the fundamentals of diabetes.
    Thanks

    Posted 2 years ago #

  2. Miz Lamb
    Member

    Most of the meds for diabetes increase the cells ability to use sugars so yes, if we keep our glucose in good levels we have lots of energy, at least I do.

    ALL plant derived foods have sugars in them, yes! but not all are equal. Dark green leafy, tomatoes, peppers, and a few others are very low grams of carbohydrate.

    Yes, when they say a product is "sugar free" it only means they haven't added the regular sugars to this product, but have at the same time loaded it with trans fats and sodium to make it taste better. Usually has the same or more grams of carbohydrate in it.

    for more information about diabetes go here:
    http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes

    lovely site, very complete, up to date, easy to navigate but huge!

    Posted 2 years ago #

  3. Nina נינה
    Member

    Diabetes (type two) disables the body from using glucose for energy, like you said. The reason the body can't utilize the glucose is because their insulin (a hormone produced in the pancreas that allows the glucose to enter cells) is ineffective.

    Diabetic medicines are used to reduce the glucose in the bloodstream BY INCREASING THE POTENCY OF THE INSULIN. The medicine aids the body's natural insulin in becoming more effective. This means that THE GLUCOSE CAN BE USED AND ENERGY IS REGAINED.

    Posted 2 years ago #

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