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4 Low Carb Tips for Type 2 Diabetes

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About 29 million Americans (9.3 percent) have diabetes, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey. Among those with diabetes, one in four thinks he or she doesn't. According to the National Diabetes Statistical Survey, only in 2012 1,7 million people 20 or older were newly diagnosed with diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes is the most common form of diabetes, causing the body not to produce insulin properly. Many diets have been suggested to help deal with the condition, but research reported by the National Institute of Health and on Diabetesjourals.org have shown that low-carbohydrate diets have been shown to be more effective in weight loss among people with type 2 diabetes and to control blood sugar levels. The explanation is pretty easy. Your body transforms carbohydrates into glucose that increases blood sugar. Refined carbohydrates, such as white bread or white flour, are processed in your body as refined sugar and convert to glucose faster than unrefined carbs,...

What Is Ketosis In The Body?

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The body receives its fuel from its dietary carbohydrates. Carbohydrates include foods such as rice , bread, pasta, fruit, sugar and vegetables, and other grains. If carbohydrates, starches or sugars enter the body they are turned into glucose and used for energy by the body. In order to remove glucose from the bloodstream, the hormone insulin uses glucose for energy or stores what is not needed. Glucose not used as food is transferred to the liver and muscles for food reserve use as glycogen. Any leftover muscle glycogen, such as with exercise or spending, transforms into accumulated body fat.  For people with carbohydrate sensitivity or insulin resistance, the possibility of obesity and Type 2 diabetes High carbohydrate diabetes = high blood glucose = high insulin = high body fat levels are depressing. Ketosis and Lipolysis  The body's own fat is a best alternative fuel source, which is activated when the intake of carbs is restricted and their sources controlled. The body i...