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Stop Type 2 Diabetes Before It Starts
by Dr. Stephen Sinatra
Published 03/31
Add insulin resistance or uncontrolled diabetes (both of which cause wild fluctuations in your blood sugar) to accumulating years, and the diseases of aging will hit at an accelerated rate. Generally, a person who has either chronic insulin resistance or diabetes will look and feel like they’re 75 when they’re only 60 because so many body systems are operating at sub-optimal levels. In short, the higher your blood sugar levels, the faster you age. It’s as simple as that.
In fact, when I was a second-year medical student at Albany Medical College, a pathology professor really impressed upon us students the importance of keeping track of patients’ blood sugar levels. He warned that chronic, “all over the ballpark” blood sugar levels could add 15 years to a person’s biological age.
So how can you find out if you have stable or unstable blood sugar levels? Look at the information in the sidebar “Three Significant Signs of Insulin Resistance.” If you have all three, and your blood pressure is rising, it’s almost guaranteed that you’re in the danger zone. With my patients, I find out for sure by taking their Hemoglobin A1c level (HbA1c).
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