Bad News: Recent research has shown that life expectancy has declined in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. Type 2 diabetes and obesity are factors in this declining life expectancy. Presently, 30 million Americans have diabetes with another 86 million diagnosed with prediabetes, which is a precursor to diabetes. Let’s take a moment to talk about “prediabetes”. This is a condition characterized by an elevation in fasting blood glucose over 100 mg/dl, but lower than 125 mg/dl. When I examine my clients’ labs, if their fasting glucose is over 90 mg/dl (normal is 80-89), I already consider them pre-diabetic. The reason for this higher than normal fasting glucose is something called insulin resistance.
Type 2 Diabetes – Needless Suffering, Expense And Mortality
