1) Type 1 diabetes usually has a quick onset (a couple weeks)2) If I do not have glucose in my urine, I do not have diabetes
3) If I am physically active and at a healthy weight, and in my twenties, I am very unlikely to have Type 2 diabetes, especially if family history is minimal.
4) Fasting blood sugar levels tend to be higher in times of anxiety and nervousness even in a non-diabetic.
5) Cinnamon helps lower blood sugar if consumed during and immediately following meals.
6) Having a triglyceride level of 76 means insulin resistance is not present, and I am non-diabetic.
Can cinnamon lower blood sugar if one is NOT diabetic? And how much can anxiety make blood sugar increase? for #3, I'm curious to know if it makes type TWO unlikely. Lastly, for #6, a triglyceride level of 76 is very low. Does it mean that diabetes is unlikely in my case?
micksmixxx - 1) True. The onset is normally very quick, though in some patients it can be longer. Many type 1 diabetics go through a period that's termed the "honeymoon phase" or "honeymoon period", where their remaining beta cells (islets of Langerhans) attempt to produce more insulin than they normally would, but this is not a permanent thing, and there appears to be no way of determing how long this 'honeymoon phase' might last.
ReplyDelete2) False. You could still be diabetic as your blood glucose level would need to be quite raised before your kidneys begin to excrete glucose via urine.
3) False. If yuo're talking about type 1 diabetes, being physically active and being of a healthy weight has no bearing on this type of diabetes.
4) True. Anxiety and nervousness tend to have the effect of releasing epinephrine (adrenaline) from the adrenal glands, which sit above each kidney. This can cause a rise in blood glucose levels.
5) This is a very debatable ponit. Some research shows that cinnamon DOES lower blood glucose levels in SOME type 2 diabetics, but other research has discounted this, saying that it doesn't.
6) False. Having a triglyceride level of 76 is no indication as to whether or not you have insulin resistance, which is a precursor to the development of type 2 diabetes. Although many diabetics do have raised triglyceride levels you can also have raised triglyceride levels without being diabetic. There is, therefore, little correlation between the two conditions.
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ReplyDeleteTabea - 1. True
ReplyDelete2. False. Glucose only shows up in urine when blood sugar is extremely high, much higher than the diagnostic level for diabetes.
3. False. Diabetes (both types) can strike at any age.
4. True
5. The jury is out on cinnamon. Some studies have shown a small effect. However, any potential lowering would be totally offset if the patient continued eating a high carb diet. It would be like trying to mop up the ocean with a piece of tissue paper.
6. There is no correlation between triglyceride levels and diabetes. FYI, I have Type 1 diabetes, and my triglycerides are only 52.
Doreen - Ι think it is better seeing a doctor in person to answer this kind of questions.
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