Help For Diabetics - An Action Plan for Emergencies

Have you ever had a really low blood sugar emergency? These episodes can vary in severity, ranging from very mild to very severe. All diabetics, type 1 or type 2, need to be aware that these episodes can occur very quickly, and sometimes result in unconsciousness, but there is usually a simple step that can be taken to correct the situation.

First, we will take a look at the symptoms of low blood sugar. These symptoms are usually rapid heart beat, weakness or trembling, and blurry vision, and can be accompanied by confusion. This emergency can be brought on by eating too little, by taking too much insulin, or going too long between meals.

The good news is that in most cases the situation can be remedied by simply eating or drinking something that contains sugar, such as a small candy bar, glass of juice or soda. The most desirable solution is to carry fast acting glucose tablets with you at all times. These glucose tablets work very effectively and do not raise your blood sugar levels too high like a candy bar or glass of juice.

In more drastic cases, such as when a person passes out from a low blood sugar episode, it is a good idea to always have a glucagon emergency kit. This kit contains one vial for glucagon injection and one hyporet diluting solution which can be mixed for the emergency injection. This enables a partner or friend to mix the solution and inject to revive the unconscious person.

To avoid these emergencies, a diabetic must always be aware of the signals your body is giving you and be ready to react quickly.

The Rapid Rise In Diabetes - Why It Should Scare You and Why You Should Take Action

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I'm sure you've already heard that there is a rapid rise in diabetes all around the world. In fact, the numbers boggle the mind when you start to really study them. First of all, type 2 diabetes didn't even exist before the 1920's and did not exist until artificial oils were introduced into the food supply on a grand scale. Doctors were totally perplexed with it started showing up and there is a full discussion of this when you start digging into the literature. The political discourse about this before World War 2 is also very telling. By the end of the 1930's, type 2 diabetes had risen a staggering 1000%! Now, only about 90 years later, we are told by the CDC that approximately 23.6 million people have diabetes in the United States. Another 57 million have "pre-diabetes" which is just another way of saying that their blood sugar levels are just below the official mark for diabetes.

By several accounts, one third to one half of the American population is expected to have diabetes in the next few decades. The International Diabetes Federation estimates that 7 million more people develop diabetes every year. Wow! Shouldn't this be front page news in every major newspaper worldwide? Most of these cases of diabetes are of the type 2 variety and remember that type 2 diabetes didn't even exist before 1920.

There is no doubt we live in a scarier world than our Grandparents grew up in. Almost every time you turn on the news you hear about someone getting shot, raped, or otherwise violently attacked. We are constantly bombarded with news about terrorist attacks, school shootings, and serial killers. This no doubt accounts for why we are so much more vigilant than our Grandparents had to be when they were kids. It's a totally different world as they say. But... are we being as vigilant as we should be about our current health crisis? Have we become desensitized when it comes to our health?

What I don't understand is why there isn't more of a public outcry about the rise in diabetes and other serious medical conditions that are skyrocketing completely out of control. Why do we sit back and so passively accept this rise in diabetes? Shouldn't we do something about it? I truly believe people need to wake up to reality and begin to question why diseases like diabetes have risen so much and why they are rising even faster now than they did only a few decades ago.

So much of what is going on with the rising rate of diabetes can be tracked to the artificial foods and other crazy things that are going on with our food supply. Why aren't citizens demanding that our government take appropriate action to prevent this? Why does the USDA allow these artificial substances to be added to our food without them being thoroughly tested? Artificial foods are totally taking over the grocery shelves. Our bodies are not at all designed to handle this artificial food and it's no wonder that we are developing diabetes and other serious diseases at alarming rates. If you buy pre-packaged or processed of any kind, you are almost certainly eating this artificial food. If you eat out, you are almost certainly getting it too. Even some of the food that is marketed as being extra healthy is actually artificial food. You could almost think of it as a grand scale experiment and the results do not look good for the human race.

If you or someone you care about has diabetes or pre-diabetes, you really need to learn more about what's really causing diabetes and how to reverse it. I have completely reversed my diabetes by knowing what foods to avoid, what foods to eat, and by making other important changes in my lifestyle. I am no longer on any diabetes medication and all my blood tests come back normal... and I even eat ice cream with no spikes in my blood sugar. If you would like to learn more on how to reverse diabetes, please visit my website, Reverse Diabetes Naturally.

Type II Diabetes - Being Overweight Prevent Insulin Action

Type 2 diabetes does not usually appear without cause. The greatest reason people develop this disease is due to carrying too much weight and leading a sedentary lifestyle. Your body works in the right way when you are at an ideal weight and active. With a healthy system, the body turns food into glucose during the digestive process and directs it to the body's cells. The body's cells need this glucose for energy. All the same, in order for the cells to turn the glucose to energy, they require insulin. The pancreas discharges insulin as the body calls for it. The insulin goes to the cells and it helps to change over glucose into glycogen that the cells can expend.

In those that have Type 2 diabetes, this function has broken down. The cells of the body start requiring increasingly more insulin to convert the same quantity of glucose. This medical condition goes by the name of insulin resistance. For a short while, the pancreas steps-up synthesis to sustain the increased need. However, the pancreas cannot sustain the pace over time. That's when the blood glucose levels start to climb in the blood stream. After awhile, the body cannot contend with the elevated glucose levels.

The most prevailing reasons for type 2 diabetes are obesity and lack of physical activity. In reality, it is the cause for over ninety percent of cases diagnosed annually. If you are carrying any excess body weight, you are likely already forming the condition of insulin resistance. This means your glucose levels are likely starting to rise very slowly. At first, there are no real external signs, but they will appear over time. That is why diabetes is a silent killer. Did you know many people don't know they have it until unfortunately it's too late to stop it.

Why do overweight people have such a high risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes? Recent research could have exposed one reason why obese individuals have such a high preponderance of the disease. In studies with mice, researchers discovered a new internal secretion developed by fat cells. They nicknamed this new hormone, resistin. In mice that were obese, the quantity of resistin in the blood climbed dramatically. In mice that were not, the quantities were far lower. Resistin seems to increase the body's cells immunity to insulin. Why or how this occurs is presently unidentified. Research is in progress at this point.