Diabesity and Inflammation: A Case Of Chicken And Egg?
In our previous article, I introduced the term diabesity. In case you haven’t read it, you can check it here (link to what is diabesity). In a nutshell, diabesity is the description of diabetes type 2 when it occurs in the context of obesity. Diabesity is triggered by the onset of insulin resistance which means […]
Can The Liquid Diet Reverse Type 2 Diabetes?
Diabetes was the leading cause of death in the US in 2015. To date, it follows closely behind cardiovascular disease and cancer. For many people, the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes can be devastating as this comes with lots of risks and uncertainties. Also, this implies having to grapple with increasing healthcare costs to manage […]
Beta Cells; What You Should Know About Them
The pancreas is an exocrine gland that produces two key hormones involved in the regulation of blood sugar: Insulin and Glucagon. Beta cells are distinctive cells within the pancreas that are responsible for the production of insulin. Why should you know about beta cells? Beta cells are linked to diabetes which is a disease of insulin resistance. […]
>1:3 Americans Are Prediabetic Most Don’t Know It
Prediabetes is reversible, it doesn’t have to progress to diabetes. If you have prediabetes, you should know you are definately not alone. In 2015, it was estimated that 84.1 million Americans age 18 and older suffered from this condition. That is a whopping 1 in 3 Americans! Being prediabetic doesn’t mean you will certainly develop […]
Most Patients With Prediabetes Don’t Know They Have Prediabetes.
What are indications that you might have diabetes or prediabetes? Diabetes develops very gradually, it could take up to several years. It follows that when you’re in the prediabetes stage, you may not have any symptoms at all. You may, however, notice that: • you eat a standard American processed food diet or • you’re […]
Prediabetes is a “Pre-Diagnosis” of Diabetes
Are you pre-diabetic? How can you tell? Can it be ignored?? Of all the chronic diseases currently known to mankind, diabetes is the most common. The onset of diabetes starts years before it becomes full-blown and starts affecting one’s health. How can you know if you are on the path to being a full-blown diabetic? […]
Atherosclerosis or Atheroscleritis
Heart disease is currently one of the major causes of morbidity and correlates closely with the global incidence of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Recently, there is an increasing focus on metainflammation as the primary pathophysiology. Recent studies implicate early metabolic abnormalities (weight gain, insulin resistance, and prehypertension, and irregular blood lipid levels). A basic […]
Insulin is The Disease, Glucose is Just The Symptom.
For Type 2 Diabetes to occur, both insulin resistance and comparative inadequate insulin secretion must co-exist. For example, overweight individuals may have insulin resistance, but diabetes only develops in those who cannot increase insulin secretion sufficiently to compensate for their insulin resistance. Unfortunately, this period of hyperinsulinemia prior to the collapse of insulin production permits […]
Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Nanoparticles 28-1158 nm
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles are a commonly used whitening agent and have been considered an inert substance. It is classified as an Excipient (a pharmacologically inactive substance) by the FDA. In the pharmaceutical industry, TiO2 is used in most sunscreens to block UVA and UVB rays, similar to zinc oxide. It is also commonly used […]
Addiction Model of Obesity: Its Dopamine Deficiency From Inflammation
An explanation why motivation is reduced with metainflammation and a possible explanation why many patients with diabetes develop chronic pain pathologies with anhedonia, reflections on the addiction model of obesity. The brain’s dopamine system, which drives motivation, is directly affected by chronic, low-grade inflammation. If your brain perceives that it is fighting off an infection […]