So how did it start?
As we bombard our body with refined carbohydrates, we increase blood sugar levels (carbs glucose blood sugar). The body will produce insulin in response to elevated glucose levels in order to take blood sugar out of the bloodstream because high blood sugar is toxic to the body and will rot every tissue/organ in the body. A portion of the glucose will be used in the brain, muscles and liver for energy. Whatever is not immediately utilized will be converted to FAT and store in the cells of your body. When fat cells become full, we simply create more fat cells — this is beginning of insidious weight gain! As fat cells become full, the cells/body starts “ignoring” insulin so the pancreas starts producing even more insulin to do the same job in order to bring blood sugar levels back to normal range (More insulin=more fat=more insulin resistance=more insulin=more fat — repeat 1000x).Point to Remember: Insulin is the body’s primary fat building hormone.
So, long before you have elevated blood sugar levels, your body has been producing insulin in an effort to keep blood sugar levels down. There comes a time when the body can no longer produce enough insulin to remove excess blood sugar from the bloodstream. At the point where blood sugar levels start to become abnormal (>118 mg/dl or >5.5% A1c) your body has reached the “Critical Diabetic Tipping Point.” You are no longer able to produce enough insulin to “clear out” high blood sugar from the bloodstream and high blood sugar WILL damage all tissue/organs throughout the body. This overproduction of insulin “state” is called hyperinsulinemia and it is the cause of diabetes and the precursor to elevated blood sugar levels.
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