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Right now, 382 million people around the world are living with diabetes, but this is expected to increase to 592 million people over the next 22 yrs. 

But…We can fight back! We ARE fighting back! Let’s unite in the fight against diabetes!

Diabetes battle ‘being lost’ as cases hit record 382 million

The world is losing the battle against diabetes as the number of people estimated to be living with the disease soars to a new record of 382 million this year, medical experts said on Thursday.

The vast majority have type 2 diabetes – the kind linked to obesity and lack of exercise – and the epidemic is spreading as more people in the developing world adopt Western, urban lifestyles.

The latest estimate from the International Diabetes Federation is equivalent to a global prevalence rate of 8.4 percent of the adult population and compares to 371 million cases in 2012.

By 2035, the organization predicts the number of cases will have soared by 55 percent to 592 million.

“The battle to protect people from diabetes and its disabling, life-threatening complications is being lost,” the federation said in the sixth edition of its Diabetes Atlas, noting that deaths from the disease were now running at 5.1 million a year – one every six seconds.

People with diabetes have inadequate blood sugar control, which can lead to a range of dangerous complications, including damage to the eyes, kidneys and heart. If left untreated, it can result in premature death.

“Year after year, the figures seem to be getting worse,” said David Whiting, an epidemiologist and public health specialist at the federation. “All around the world we are seeing increasing numbers of people developing diabetes.”

He said that a strategy involving all parts of society was needed to improve diets and promote healthier lifestyles.

The federation calculates diabetes already accounts for annual health care spending of $548 billion and this is likely to rise to $627 billion by 2035.

Worryingly, an estimated 175 million of diabetes cases are as yet undiagnosed, so a huge number of people are progressing toward complications unawares. Most of them live in low- and middle-income countries with far less access to medical care than in the United States and Europe.

The country with the most diabetics overall is China, where the case load is expected to rise to 142.7 million in 2035 from 98.4 million at present.

But the highest prevalence rates are to be found in the Western Pacific, where more than a third of adults in Tokelau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands already are living with the disease.

Pharmaceutical companies have developed a range of medicines over the years to counter diabetes but many patients still struggle to control their condition adequately, leading to a continuing hunt for improved treatments.

Novo Nordisk, Sanofi and Eli Lilly are all major suppliers of insulin and other diabetes therapies.

]]> https://skinnygeneprojectnew.dreamsites.io/world-diabetes-day-diabetes-battle-being-lost/feed/ 0 Couldn’t Have Said It Better: Preventing Type 2 Diabetes https://skinnygeneprojectnew.dreamsites.io/couldnt-have-said-it-better-preventing-type-2-diabetes/ https://skinnygeneprojectnew.dreamsites.io/couldnt-have-said-it-better-preventing-type-2-diabetes/#respond Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:59:25 +0000 http://skinnygene.wordpress.com/?p=599 We frequently come  across articles or posts that really echo our belief about the importance of preventing prediabetes from developing into full-blown type 2 diabetes. Here’s one that we recently found on Women to Women.

(Disclaimer: Neither the  J.Moss Foundation nor the Skinny Gene Project  endorse any products or services offered by Women to Women. The information provided is strictly for education purposes only.)

Preventing type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome

by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP

It’s sad to me that most of the women we see at our clinic either aren’t concerned about type 2 diabetes — or they already have it. I so wish that all women in the first group would learn from the women in the second. The key lesson is that your risk of developing type 2 diabetes is greater than you probably realize. The good news is you can prevent it, and the path to prevention will awaken you in so many ways.

I see patients who are not overweight and who think they’re leading fairly healthy lives end up with high blood sugar. In fact, some people who have prediabetes or metabolic syndrome are not obese, and may even be considered “thin.” Yet these women can go on to develop type 2 diabetes.

How does that happen? And how do you make sure it doesn’t happen to you? In my view, there are several factors behind the diabetes epidemic. Women don’t realize how much sugar — in all its forms — they are feeding their bodies. Of course, obesity and lack of exercise are enormous issues as well. But few people — and not many doctors — realize that diabetes is a metabolic disorder that has multiple causes.

Twenty years ago very few practitioners were aware of metabolic syndrome. In fact, it was a controversial idea. Today it’s a diagnosis that’s broadly accepted in conventional medicine. The new idea today is that there are many metabolic syndromes — a family of related disorders which lead to diabetes as well as to other chronic and degenerative diseases. That may sound scary, but it’s actually good news. It means that medicine is getting insight into how the body works, how to see problems much earlier, and how to prevent disease.

So let’s look into what you can learn now about your risks of developing type 2 diabetes — and how to make sure it doesn’t happen to you.

What is diabetes?

If I told you that people with untreated diabetes were literally starving, would you believe me? It may sound extreme, but it’s true. The term diabetes mellitus is actually derived from the Greek words meaning “to run through.” And this is exactly what’s happening. In diabetes, the nourishment we take in cannot get into our cells, and literally runs through the body instead of feeding it.

Think of feeding your hanging plants with too much nutrient-rich water. Instead of the roots drinking in the nutrients and water, the nourishment runs straight through the soil and trickles out onto the floor. No matter how much you feed the plant, the water runs through it. Eventually its leaves start to yellow, shrivel, or drop. Like your plant, the cells of a diabetic patient can’t absorb the nourishment they need.

Tips for Personal Program Success

Create your own “fast food.” It’s easier to stick to an eating plan if the food is ready whenever you are. Set aside a little time on weekends to prepare dishes and snacks for the coming week and freeze them, so you have healthy foods there when you want to snack or get something on the table quickly.

Under normal circumstances, our bodies break down food we eat into potential energy. That energy enters the blood stream mostly in the form of glucose. Glucose is then escorted into our cells with the help of the hormone insulin, where it becomes the fundamental fuel for all cell activity. In diabetes, our cells can’t access glucose because insulin is either absent or unable to open the cell door to let it in.

The result is excess glucose or “sugar” floating around in the blood with no place to go. In a desperate effort to restore blood sugar levels to normal, our bodies end up eliminating the unused glucose, allowing it to “run through” our bodies, depriving us of the energy and nourishment we need.

Just as the leaves shriveling on your houseplant signal trouble, your body will try to alert you when it isn’t getting enough fuel. The following are warning signals that your body may already have type 2 diabetes:

  • Increased hunger (especially in the form of carbohydrate cravings)
  • Increased thirst
  • Exhaustion
  • Frequent urination
  • Weight loss or gain
  • Blurry vision
  • Cuts or sores that won’t heal

Because your cells aren’t being fed, your brain sends out the message that you’re hungry, tired and thirsty. And though you may be eating and drinking more, your cells are literally starving. This faulty insulin signaling is the thread common to all forms of diabetes.

There are three main types of diabetes: type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes. Type 1 is characterized by a defect in the islet cells of the pancreas that makes them unable to produce any insulin at all. Previously referred to as juvenile diabetes, type 1 is thought to be autoimmune in nature and is generally diagnosed in early childhood. Type 2, also commonly referred to as adult onset diabetes mellitus or noninsulin-dependent diabetes, develops when cells become resistant to insulin. And gestational diabetes occurs late in pregnancy when a mother’s hormones interfere with her ability to utilize insulin. All forms of diabetes, if left untreated, can lead to serious complications — including eye problems, compromised circulation, kidney damage, and nerve damage.

It may give you some comfort to know that type 2 diabetes doesn’t just hit overnight, but develops gradually over time. And though there are several risk factors that can increase your likelihood of developing it, the progression toward type 2 diabetes begins when you become resistant to your own insulin. In functional medicine, insulin resistance is an early indication of metabolic syndrome.

The connection between metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes

Twenty years ago, metabolic syndrome was almost an unknown idea among conventional practitioners. Today it is recognized as the precursor to full-blown diabetes. This is gratifying because it means conventional medicine accepts the idea that diabetes develops over time — it doesn’t just appear overnight.

The diagnosis of metabolic syndrome is made when three or more of five disorders are present in the patient: high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, high blood sugar, high blood pressure and an above-average waistline.

In functional medicine, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome are the same thing. We view them this way because they begin with the same faulty cell signaling that, over time, causes metabolic disorders and damage, symptoms such as those used in the conventional diagnosis of metabolic syndrome, and eventually, degenerative diseases.

New research is showing that we can use specific nutrients to sort out the mixed-up cell signaling that occurs in metabolic syndrome and reverse the problem. This is fascinating to me because it promises that we can use food and supplements to prevent or reverse insulin resistance and other metabolic disorders instead of medication with its unwanted side effects! We will be hearing more about this in the next few years, but in the meantime following a Mediterranean diet can help provide similar effects.

Interestingly, making poor food choices is one of the big culprits leading to insulin resistance in the first place.

What causes prediabetes and the diabetes progression?

Type 2 diabetes manifests itself differently in each individual. And though symptoms and severity may vary, the starting point for most women is a diet with a high glycemic load (high in refined sugars and carbohydrates), combined with inactivity and a family history of type 2 diabetes. Next, the body reacts to high blood sugar by producing more insulin. With persistently high insulin levels, cells eventually build up a resistance to it and stop opening their doors. This stage, known as insulin resistance, is when glucose begins to pass through the body without being absorbed.

Soon enough, the pancreas gets the message and decreases insulin production. As insulin levels drop and diet remains high in glucose, blood sugar continues to creep up. Ultimately, insulin levels drop and blood sugar jumps dramatically. This is the point where the official diagnosis of diabetes is typically made. Since the harmful effects of insulin resistance cut across all the body’s systems, the severity at this point varies widely from individual to individual based on the health of their other systems. While some people with diabetes continue to make small amounts of insulin and can control their blood sugar through diet, others stop producing insulin altogether and have to rely on outside sources of insulin.

The progression is shown in the following diagram.

Numbers may differ from lab to lab, but type 2 diabetes is generally diagnosed when fasting blood glucose has reached 126 mg/dL or higher (compared to a normal range blood sugar level between 70 and 99 mg/dL). At Women to Women, we feel it’s much more beneficial to watch trends in blood glucose over time than to stick with one number.

In other words, if I see a woman’s blood glucose going up a little every year — even if those levels are still well under 99 mg/dL — I begin working with her right away to make healthy changes in her life. A gradual increase in blood sugar means that her cells are already insulin resistant, though the degree depends on her unique situation. And this is our chance to intervene early!

Fortunately, there are several stops on the pathway to type 2 diabetes and, as with any good road trip, there are various routes available and opportunities to turn around. The problem is that many conventional healthcare practitioners don’t step in early enough to change a patient’s course until it becomes difficult to reverse.

Waiting for sugar

It makes sense that if one out of every three of us is walking around with prediabetes, healthcare practitioners would be prepared to implement strategies to halt its progression to type 2. But this isn’t always the case. Standard blood tests look at blood sugar, among other things, but leave out one of the first indicators of prediabetes: insulin. Remember that insulin levels are among the first markers of change on the pathway to diabetes. At first they increase as insulin resistance sets in, then they start to decrease. So understanding how your insulin is working can help you to make important changes early on.

Sadly, many conventional practitioners lack the time to look closely at a patient’s lifestyle to determine if they could benefit from an insulin test. In fact, there is no set protocol for intervention until blood sugar begins to creep up, which means the patient has passed insulin resistance already. And though you can still reverse the problem, you’re much further along by then.

At Women to Women, we encourage our patients to take the driver’s seat when it comes to their health. Oftentimes, this means taking an honest look at your symptoms, nutrition and exercise habits, and it could also mean deciding for yourself that you could benefit from an insulin test. There is nothing wrong with requesting an insulin test from your healthcare provider yourself.

Staying on top of insulin early can help you avoid type 2 diabetes, insulin imbalance — and the problems associated with it, including imbalance of your sex hormones.

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]]> https://skinnygeneprojectnew.dreamsites.io/couldnt-have-said-it-better-preventing-type-2-diabetes/feed/ 0 Great Things Happening For Skinny Gene In TX https://skinnygeneprojectnew.dreamsites.io/great-things-happening-for-skinny-gene-in-tx/ https://skinnygeneprojectnew.dreamsites.io/great-things-happening-for-skinny-gene-in-tx/#respond Mon, 10 May 2010 21:34:38 +0000 http://skinnygene.wordpress.com/?p=264 The Skinny Gene Project has launched an intensive 12-month diabetes prevention program in two South Texas clinics, owned and operated by Methodist Healthcare Ministries.

Methodist Healthcare Ministries (MHM) is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving low income and uninsured families that would not qualify for federal or state programs that would provide such care. MHM invests well over $30 million annually to provide quality healthcare to the communities surrounding their 3 primary clinics. The Skinny Gene Diabetes Prevention Program will be implemented in two of these facilities, Wesley Health and Wellness and Dixon Clinic.

The Wesley Health and Wellness Center provides care for one of the most under-served populations in San Antonio. The area has nearly 100,000 individuals (90% Hispanic), of which more than half are 185% below the federal poverty guidelines. The Dixon Clinic provides medical and counseling services to a community on San Antonio’s east side, which has a large African-American population.

In 2009, Kevin Moriarty, President and CEO, expressed to the Skinny Gene Project his great concern for the growing obesity and diabetes epidemic that was affecting their communities. MHM has excellent programs in place to help their patients control their diabetes, but they realized a more aggressive approach would be needed  to fend off this disease. To better serve their communities, Kevin decided to take it take it one step further and implement a program that focuses on diabetes prevention.

As of April 2010, we are proud to announce that the Skinny Gene Diabetes Prevention Program is successfully being implemented at MHM. Over the next 12-months, our bilingual nutritionist (Nancy Juarez), under the supervision of our Senior Registered Dietitian (Emily Barr,MS,RD,CNSC), will be working one-on-one with a total of 15 patients to help them adopt healthy lifestyle changes and prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes.

Here are some of the new members of our Skinny Gene Family, San Antonio!

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We’ve asked Nancy to share her experiences with us. Here’s what she had to say….

Methodist Healthcare Ministries (MHM) is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving low income and uninsured families. Their first and utmost interest is to provide the best quality healthcare they are able to offer to their patients. They provide medical, dental, and social services, along with a variety of activities, for the families they serve. They provide after-school care for children, whose parents work late, as well as computer and fitness classes for various ages ranging from children up to seniors. In the short period of time that I have worked in the MHM facility, it has opened my eyes to many possibilities and shown me the kind of help this organization can provide to its patients. Not only is there a sense of community, but there is also a real sense of family. A considerable number of families that benefit from MHM’s services are extremely grateful. If it wasn’t for MHM, these families wouldn’t have access to essential medical care, as well as the expensive medicines required to treat significant conditions and diseases. MHM has top-of-the-line equipment, which makes it possible for them to provide the best quality of care to each of their patients.

As a Skinny Gene nutritionist, I have been very lucky to have been given the opportunity to work with MHM. Since diabetes is a huge issue affecting millions of Americans in South Texas, this program will help these families by teaching them to make better food choices in order to achieve a longer and healthier life. We are currently making a difference in the lives of 15 individuals who are a part of our inaugural program at MHM. I am personally working with each of these wonderful people who are all grateful to Methodist for putting our Skinny Gene Diabetes Prevention Program in their lives. Each patient has an immediate family member or relative that has been diagnosed with diabetes, and after seeing the impact the condition has on their lives, want to prevent it from affecting them or their children.

Prior to this program, these patients (all at-risk of developing diabetes) had never been instructed by a personal nutritionist or dietitian on what they should or shouldn’t eat to lead a healthy life. Having the opportunity to have a nutritionist to guide them along the way to attain their goals is a dream to them.

All of these wonderful people are extremely motivated and excited to make very good use of what is being taught to them.

I have something in common with most of these patients—we come from Mexican descent.  As a bilingual nutritionist familiar with their culture and customs, I am able to communicate to them in a way that is meaningful and relevant to their lives. I am very pleased with the progress we have made in the short time we’ve had, but in time the difference will be noticeable and we will have paved the road for a healthier life.

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