understanding Insulin Resistance

Insulin is a very important hormone in our body  produced by the pancreas to aid in the absorbtion of sugar in our blood. Insulin resistance is a condition in which the cells in our body become resistant to insulin and as a result, more insulin are needed from the pancreas in order for the insulin to take its effect in the absorption of glucose in our body.



This website will help you understand more about insulin resistance

http://www.diabetesmanagement.insulitelabs.com/

Vitamin D for Diabetes

Sunshine vitamin or more popular as Vitamin D. Studies shows that vitamin D is present in the insulin producing Beta cells of the pancreas, hence it was theorized that it has a direct effect on the production of insulin in our body. Diabetes is an auto- immune inflammatory disease which affects millions of people around the world. According to Julie Lichty Balay, MS, RD, a Nutritionist Dietitian on JLB Nutrition, Vitamin D, together with calcium, are both shown to reduce the inflammatory chemicals in our body called cytokines. Vitamin D may also help in activating the insulin receptors of our cells and can help in the regulation of glucose levels in the body.

Taking your daily maintenance drugs and lifestyle modification are still the best way to manage your diabetes.

refference:

http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/articles/nutrition-and-meal-planning/vitamin-d/2/

http://endo.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/146/10/4189

Do you have Diabetes?!

Diabetes, A dreaded lifestyle disease. For others it's a life threatening problem, for some it's a life changing aspect of their lives, but for me, I tell my patients to be proud because you have diabetes. Some of my patients laugh about that idea, but in the end, they say yes I'm a diabetic and I'm proud of it! Everything has a purpose, am I right? God has a purpose for every moments in our lives. If ever I encounter my patients,  I always impart to them not to think about diabetes as a problem but a God given challenge in order for them to attain self realization that diabetes is a very simple and  manageable disease.

Be proud to be a diabetic because your life is being shifted from unhealthy life style to healthy life style.  You're an advocate of healthy living for your family especially your children or grand children for them not to have diabetes in the future. You will instill to their minds to live healthy and teach them to become active in sports and not waisting their time playing computer games, that's how we can break the cycle of diabetes in your family.

Empowering people with diabetes to modify their life style, that's a powerful tool in the management of diabetes. I counseled a patient a while ago and she started crying. She was so depressed because she was a newly diagnosed with diabetes type 2. I told her, welcome to the club and she laughed.  She was thinking on where she can have the money for her medicines and check ups. That's the sad thing about diabetes, i'ts an expensive disease! but here is my tip for you to lower your expenses for your drugs, exercise 30 minutes a day and have a healthy balance plate. That's why for people with diabetes money is a big problem. But let me tell you this, every problem weather it's small or a big problem, that problem has a solution. God gave you a problem that has a solution and He is using people to help you solve your problem. This people are your friends, relatives, parents, etc., and they tell you to stop smoking, exercise, stop eating high caloric foods, stop drinking alcohol, etc. God made a move on your life  and what did you do? God is the solution and God is there for you.

Now if you have diabetes, GET MOTIVATED and BE EMPOWERED by it.



Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
Proverbs 22:6

“Do you like Honey? Don’t eat too much because it will make you sick!”

Proverbs 25: 16