Managing Your Menopause Type^® Educational Class

Session Three - Your Risks of Disease

INSULIN RESISTANCE & DIABETES

How widespread are abnormal blood sugar metabolism conditions?

Abnormal blood sugar metabolism is referred to as "dysglycemia" which means "a dysfunction of glucose in the blood". The most severe form of dysglycemia is diabetes, in which the dysfunction is so severe that blood glucose is no controlled by normal insulin activity in the blood.

The consequences of uncontrolled blood sugar include increased risk for heart disease, blindness, kidney failure, amputation and some forms of cancer.

But long before diabetes develops, the cells of your body may become resistant to the insulin that your body makes. This insulin resistance may eventually progress to full blown diabetes if it goes unrecognized.

But even before insulin resistance occurs, there may be signs of reactive hypoglycemia - low blood sugar due to an over reactive attempt of the body to control increasing blood sugar levels.

Fortunately, our understanding about the sequence of events that may lead from reactive hypoglycemia to diabetes has evolved. We know can use diagnostic tests to assess reactive hypoglycemia, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia and diabetes.

Various forms of Dysglycemia are so widespread that evaluation of dysglycemia must become a routine component of adult healthcare assessment.

Insulin resistance may be present in as many as 25% of a normal non-diabetic population.

It is estimated that in America alone, almost 70 million individuals have developed some degree of insulin resistance but are able to maintain normal to near normal glucose control. These individuals have developed some degree of hyperinsulinemia (high levels of insulin in the blood) to help the body compensate for the high blood glucose.

However, up to 25% of these individuals will go on to develop Type 2 diabetes as their compensatory hyperinsulinemia fails and their high blood glucose is no longer controlled.

It has been estimated that the metabolic conditions leading to the eventual development of type 2 diabetes can occur up to 15 years before the condition becomes evident in and of itself. [1]

Today in America…

Over 16 million people have diabetes

2,200 more people are diagnosed with diabetes each day

Over 5 million people have diabetes, but do not know it - it has not been diagnosed yet. [2]

What's Next?

Next we will discuss the relationship between hypoglycemia, insulin resistance & diabetes.

The Managing Your Menopause Type® Educational Class is provided to the public without charge. This information is provide for education purposes only, and is not intended to prescribe treatment. Consult a physician, pharmacist or other healthcare professional regarding the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your symptoms or medical condition.

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