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There's more to eating right than cutting out sweets:
All carbs-whether starchy or sweet-quickly turn into glucose in your bloodstream. A bagel, for example, cannot hike blood sugar as much as a donut. The more processed and refined the food, the more quickly the conversion occurs.
Exercise is just as crucial as diet:
Here's where insulin comes in. This hormone helps transport glucose from your blood into your body's cells, which burn the sugar for energy. When you have prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, either your body doesn't produce enough insulin or your cells don't use it efficiently, as a result, glucose builds up in the blood. When you exercise and lose weight, your body is better able to employ its supply of insulin for decrease "insulin resistance", making it easier to control blood sugar levels.
Get Personalized Diabetes Help:
Many primary care doctors have neither the time nor the expertise to help you create a plan to manage your type 2 diabetes. But if you've been diagnosed, your insurance may cover diabetes education classes specifically designed to do just that. To find one, check out: http://www.deabeteseducatior.org
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