Adults and children can get prediabetes, when blood sugar is higher than normal but not high enough to be type 2 diabetes. Learn what you can do to prevent or delay diabetes.

***SUBSCRIBE WITHIN THE NEXT 28 DAYS FOR A CHANCE TO WIN ,000!***

Did you know only 20% of our video content is on YouTube? Try out our membership for FREE today! → https://bit.ly/3aZ5rxf
Try our NCLEX Prep FREE → https://bit.ly/3tG7s8c

Head to https://bit.ly/3aZ5rxf to get access to the other 80%, along with 800+ study guides, customizable quiz banks with 3,000+ test-prep questions, and answer rationales!
Popular Playlists:
NCLEX Fluid & Electrolytes: https://bit.ly/39BSHXs
Heart Failure (CHF): https://bit.ly/2u5zfDm
Myocardial Infarction (MI): https://bit.ly/3bN9AAk
Addison’s vs. Cushing: https://bit.ly/2STvute
Diabetes Mellitus & DKA vs HHNS: https://bit.ly/37D8nbs
Cardiomyopathy: https://bit.ly/38CwcSg
IV Fluids: Hypertonic, Hypotonic & Isotonic: https://bit.ly/2P45BWx
SIADH vs Diabetes Insipidus: https://bit.ly/2wq6Bhb

Follow us on social media for more EXCLUSIVE content 👋
More Videos: https://bit.ly/37CRttH
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplenursing.com_
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/simplenursing

Thank you for the support & for tuning in!
Remember… don’t be scared, BE PREPARED!

#Diabetes #DiabetesPatho #DiabetesMellitus

Share this page:

(USMLE topics) Mechanisms by which obesity and physical inactivity can cause pre-diabetes and diabetes. This video is available for instant download licensing here: https://www.alilamedicalmedia.com/-/galleries/narrated-videos-by-topics/diabetes/-/medias/b42e945a-389f-41d0-b592-77aad378a24d-how-unhealthy-lifestyle-causes-prediabetes-and-diabetes-narrat
©Alila Medical Media. All rights reserved.
Voice by Ashley Fleming
Support us on Patreon and get FREE downloads and other great rewards: patreon.com/AlilaMedicalMedia/posts
All images/videos by Alila Medical Media are for information purposes ONLY and are NOT intended to replace professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
Diabetes refers to a group of conditions characterized by high levels of blood glucose, commonly known as blood sugar. Glucose comes from digestion of carbohydrates in food, and is carried by the bloodstream to various body tissues. But glucose cannot cross the cell membrane to enter the cells on its own; to do so, it requires assistance from a hormone produced by the pancreas called insulin. Binding of insulin to its receptor on a target cell triggers a signaling cascade that brings glucose transporters to the cell membrane, creating passageways for glucose to enter the cells. In most tissues, muscles for example, glucose is used as an energy source, while in the liver and adipose tissue, it is also stored for later use, in the form of glycogen and fats. When the body is in the fasted state, the liver produces and secretes glucose into the blood, while adipose tissues release free fatty acids to the liver where they are converted into additional metabolic fuel.
Diabetes happens when insulin is either deficient or its action is compromised. Without insulin, glucose cannot enter the cells; it stays in the blood, causing high blood sugar levels.
There are 2 major types of diabetes. Type 1 is when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin; and type 2 is when the body’s cells do not respond well to insulin – they are insulin-resistant. Both types are caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors but genetics plays a major role in type 1, while lifestyle is a predominant risk factor for type 2. For this reason, type 1 diabetes usually starts suddenly in childhood, while type 2 progresses gradually during adulthood, going through a so called pre-diabetic stage, which is defined as borderline blood sugar levels. Pre-diabetes is very common. Unhealthy lifestyle is the trigger of pre-diabetes and the main driving force behind its progression to diabetes type 2. The key factors are obesity and physical inactivity.
There are at least 2 ways by which obesity can cause insulin resistance and high blood glucose.
First, in obesity, fat cells have to process more nutrients than they can manage and become stressed. As a result, they release inflammatory mediators, known as cytokines. Cytokines interfere with the signaling cascade by insulin receptor, blocking the action of insulin.
Second, excess adipose tissue releases abnormally large amount of free fatty acids to the liver – an event that normally happens only when the body is fasting. This tricks the liver into producing and releasing more glucose into the blood. High blood glucose stimulates further insulin secretion. Constant high insulin levels de-sensitize body tissues, causing insulin insensitivity.
Intra-abdominal fat appears to produce more fatty acids and cytokines, and therefore has more severe effect on blood glucose, than subcutaneous, or peripheral fat. For this reason, large waist size is a greater risk factor than high body mass index.
Sedentary lifestyle, apart from having indirect effect by causing weight gain, has its own direct impact on insulin resistance. This is because physical activity is required to maintain healthy blood sugar levels. Physical activity increases energy demand by the muscles, which consume glucose from the blood, and subsequently from glucose storage in the liver and adipose tissue. High energy expenditure helps to clear up faster the spikes of blood glucose that follow every meal. High energy demand also promotes better cellular response to insulin, increasing insulin sensitivity. Physical inactivity, even for a short period of time, results in consistently higher spikes of blood sugar after meals, which can trigger pre-diabetic changes in healthy individuals, or speed up transition from pre-diabetes to diabetes. This happens not only to over-weight patients, but also to people with seemingly healthy weight.
Video Rating: / 5

Share this page:

Prediabetes blood sugar levels and A1C levels are discussed. It is basically a borderline diabetic situation, where if no changed are made, type 2 diabetes will occur. Also talk about changes and treatments that may reverse or treat prediabetes.
#T2D #Prediabetes #bloodsugar
Video Rating: / 5

Share this page:

Pre-diabetes can lead to diabetes if it’s left unchecked. Check your risk now at http://letsbeatdiabetes.sg/DRA

Share this page:

Learn how making comprehensive lifestyle changes can help you to prevent or reverse diabetes: http://undoitwithornish.com
Consult with your doctor before choosing the treatment plan that is right for you.

Dean Ornish: “Diabetes, typically what’s called type-2 diabetes, has become epidemic – not only in this culture but in most cultures around the world as they’re starting to eat like us and live like us and, all too often, die like us. And yet it’s completely preventable, or even reversible, for the vast majority of people.

One of the reasons why lifestyle changes often work even better than drugs is that there are minute-to-minute changes in how much blood sugar your body needs to produce. If you just take a medication once or twice or even 3 or 4 times a day, it doesn’t give you that same fine-tuning that your own pancreas can do.

Now oftentimes people are put on diabetes medications and they’re told: ‘You have to take these forever.’ But that’s because you’re not changing the underlying cause. And the unifying principle of the Spectrum approach is that when we can treat the underlying cause of the problem, then your body often can begin to heal itself–and much more quickly than we had once thought possible.

So if you have type-2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, begin by making changes along the Spectrum guidelines. The more changes you make and the bigger they are, the more likely you are to be able to reduce or under your doctor’s care, to be able to get off these medications altogether. And if you do, you’ll not only feel better, but you’ll be significantly reducing the complications of eye, nerve, kidney damage, heart disease, impotence, and other complications of diabetes.”

Stop chest pain. Halt the progression of disease in your body. Start feeling better by changing your life.

For more information, call 1-877-888-3091 or visit http://undoitwithornish.com

Share this page:

Type 2 diabetes is largely preventable and with early intervention it can be reversed. Answering your questions about Australia’s fastest growing chronic condition are experts, Dr Joanna McMillan and Dr Samantha Hocking.

This was a Facebook Live Q&A recorded on 4th September, 2018, with nutrition scientist Dr Joanna McMillan and endocrinologist from the Charles Perkins Centre, Dr Samantha Hocking.

Catalyst is an Australian science documentary series produced by the ABC. In the episode ‘Beating Diabetes’, Joanna devises a personalised program to help four Australians on the brink of developing Type 2 diabetes. Australians can watch here: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/catalyst

SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/abcscience This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel.
********
Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC’s Online Conditions of Use http://www.abc.net.au/conditions.htm (Section 3).
Video Rating: / 5

Share this page:

One of our favorite prediabetes success stories includes lifestyle overhaul and the help of a program focused on manageable change.

Get healthy with our My Southern Health blog: http://www.mysouthernhealth.com/

Elle Russ chats with Ken Berry MD about the epidemic of Diabetes and how a patient can navigate test results, treatment, prevention, and reversing the disease.

Dr. Berry is also the author Lies My Doctor Told Me which reveals the truth behind the lies told by well-meaning doctors. Whether it’s recommending a low-fat diet, or warning you to avoid the sun, these medical lies can cause really harm to your health. This book will help you sort through the medical myths and the outright lies, and begin to develop a health partnership with your doctor.

Dr. Berry has been practicing Family Medicine in rural Tennessee for over a decade. He is board certified in Family Medicine, and was recently awarded the degree of Fellow by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Having seen over 20,000 patients of all ages over his career, he is uniquely qualified to advise on both acute and chronic diseases. Dr. Berry has focused of chronic disease caused by the Standard American Diet and Lifestyle, and has made it his mission to turn the tide on the epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes, chronic inflammation and dementia.

Share this page:

Visit http://www.leehealth.org/?utm_source=… or follow us on social media!

Instagram 📷: bit.ly/2HxJ81v
Facebook📱: bit.ly/2IZlhtr
Twitter 🐦: bit.ly/2HxJ81v

Lee Health is a nationally recognized, award-winning health system in Southwest Florida. We are caring people, inspiring health.

It’s a growing health concern. Studies show more than three million people are living with type 2 diabetes. Teresa Spano, a naturopathic consultant with Lee Health, says what you eat, when you eat, and how you feel after you eat, can all help determine if you’re living with pre-diabetes. “Pre-diabetes is more referring to when your fasting glucose levels are going up, usually you can see the hemoglobin A1C that is starting to climb, it’s not necessarily in the diabetic range but it’s getting there.”

Discussing a patient’s sleep patterns, exercise, and diet can help determine if they’re at risk for developing diabetes. “There is a lot of gray area in between completely normal and actually being diabetic, which is where the pre-diabetic range is really where you can help people so much before they actually get to full blown diabetes,” said Spano.

Health experts may also use the waist to hip ratio to determine if patients are at risk. This ratio look at how the patient is carrying their weight: in their belly or in their hips and thighs? If patients have more belly fat, they are at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. “A lot of people just don’t really know that they are creeping up towards that, which is probably the scariest thing about it,” said Spano.

Experts encourage healthy diets of fruit, vegetables, and fiber, and limiting animal protein. “Exercise is so important when it comes to preventing diabetes. Sleep is always important as well, stress reduction. It’s really the core for everything you hear for staying healthy,” said Spano.

A blood test to check a patient’s A1C, triglyceride levels, and cholesterol can ultimately decide if a patient is at risk for type 2 diabetes.

Share this page:

Before people develop Type 2 diabetes, they almost always have “pre-diabetes” — blood glucose levels that are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. The good news is there are things you can do to prevent or delay the development of full-blown disease.

Stan Hilman was happily eating his way through life until he learned it was jeopardizing his health.

“I brought it upon myself by eating the wrong stuff and never thinking that this would catch up with me. But it does,” says Hilman.

Stan is hardly the only one. It’s estimated 79 million people, or 35 percent of the U.S. population have pre-diabetes. People poised on the brink of full-blown disease are fueling the diabetes epidemic.

“Diabetes is expected to double, as far as the prevalence, by 2050,” says Sharon Krispinski, a diabetes educator for Lee Health Solutions.

About 70 percent of pre-diabetics will eventually develop Type 2 diabetes. But new research suggests they may be able to detour the disease process through aggressive life-style changes.

“It’s healthy eating; it’s more high fiber foods, more non-starchy vegetables, lean protein. And it’s exercise,” says Krispinski.

“When they told me that I was pre-diabetic, I attended classes with Lee Memorial and found out what things are proper to eat and things to stay away from,” says Hilman.

“We emphasize to our patients that even with a modest weight loss, a 5 to 10 percent weight loss, they can significantly improve their blood sugar,” says Krispinski.

Doctors can use three different tests to tell if you have pre-diabetes: the AIC test, the fasting plasma glucose test (FPG) or oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). It put Stan on a path to wellness.

“I want to be healthy,” says Hilman.

View More Health Matters video segments at leememorial.org/healthmatters/

Lee Memorial Health System in Fort Myers, FL is the largest network of medical care facilities in Southwest Florida and is highly respected for its expertise, innovation and quality of care. For nearly a century, we’ve been providing our community with everything from primary care treatment to highly specialized care services and robotic assisted surgeries.

Visit leememorial.org

Share this page: