According to the Journal of the American Medical Society, The results indicated distinct geographic patterns in diabetes and obesity prevalence in the United States, including high prevalence rates for diabetes (10.6%) and obesity (30.9%) in West Virginia, the Appalachian counties of Tennessee and Kentucky, much of the Mississippi Delta, and …
Childhood Obesity Linked to Heart Risk Minority kids are especially susceptible.
Metformin is an oral medication used to treat type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is what most adults with diabetes have – they make insulin, but it’s effects are weak, and blood sugar rises. 10-20% of Americans probably have pre-diabetes and 8% might merit treatment with metformin. Many Americans Have …
The pancreas produces insulin. When you eat high amounts of sugar or simple carbs, your pancreas puts out more and more insulin, your muscles and other tissues grow tolerant to the insulin. Insulin then no longer helps the sugar to get into the muscle so well, and the blood sugar …
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